Background The growing popularity of collecting self-generated health and lifestyle data
presents a valuable opportunity to develop our understanding of long-term health conditions …

People diagnosed with a chronic health condition have many information needs which
healthcare providers, patient groups, and resource designers seek to support. However, as …

The personal health information management (PHIM) practices and needs of older adults
are poorly understood. We describe initial results from the UW SOARING project (Studying …

Patient work encompasses a challenging set of activities necessary for learning about and
managing chronic conditions over time. Many patient-centered health technology …

Background Living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), the coexistence of two or more
chronic conditions, is becoming more prevalent as the population ages. Primary care and …

As patients transition from passive recipients to actors in their health management, there is
an opportunity to enhance theoretical frameworks describing the patient work system …

Background Information sharing between providers is critical for care coordination,
especially in health systems such as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) …

Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) and related approaches can be used to enhance
research and development of consumer-facing health information technology (IT) systems …

In spite of the general interest in health information behaviour, there is little earlier research
on how older adults, who are still active in working life but approaching retirement, differ …

Background: Cancer is a disease that predominantly affects older adults, and several
organizations recommend the completion of a geriatric assessment to help with cancer …