Week 7 of the semester followed after the to-dos set in week 6 on UI design generally and on the current schemes and services that were provided. During the time, PACT Analysis was also carried out relating to the target audience set by the project.
A report article from the European Studies on Users and Technologies for understanding telehealth, telecare and technologies across Europe and JIT Scotland for services in Scotland gave insights on the actions taken by governments in the field of telecare. In another of the findings, the Home telecare technologies for the elderly from the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare [2008] gave knowledge on the types of devices available for diseases such as Diabetes, Dementia, and gave findings on Health watch and Medicine control as a usage for implementation.
In setting up the PACT Analysis, along with brainstorms for the design, a mindmap was set up at www.bubbl.us to build and collect ideas and information in a flowchart manner.For a possible platform for use, I had a look at Android and got the SDK for it, which will be essential if a suitable application was developed. Further study on wireless communication and mobile system was also done as a means of communication portal if an infrastructure needs to be assigned for the idealized interface.
Now, with the information gathering taking place, I will be looking forward into design ideas for the interface and the scope upto which it can provide functionality for the different aspects of telecare.
