Crisis warning signs in mHealth for military veterans: a collaborative design approach

Zeno Franco, Katinka Hooyer, Rizwana Rizia, A. B. M. Kowser Patwary, Mathew Armstrong, Bryan Semaan, Craig Kuziemsky, Bob Curry, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

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Abstract

Crises range from global catastrophes to personal disasters. However, systematic inquiry on crises rarely employs a comparative approach to examine commonalities between these seemingly very different events. We argue here that individual psychosocial disasters can inform a broader discussion on crises. Our approach applies general crisis theory to a smartphone based psychosocial support system for US military veterans. We engaged in a process designed to explore how veteran peer-to-peer mentorship can be augmented with IS support to display potential early warning signs as first step toward preventative intervention for high risk behaviors. To gain a better understanding of how military veterans might benefit from such a system, this article focuses on a community collaborative design process. The co-design process used the Small Stories method, allowing important cultural characteristics of to emerge, illuminating considerations in IS design with military veterans, and highlighting how humans think about crisis events at the individual level.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCRAM 2016
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
EditorsAndrea H. Tapia, Pedro Antunes, Victor A. Bañuls, Kathleen Moore, João Porto de Albuquerque
Place of PublicationRio de Janeiro
PublisherUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9788460879848
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 22 May 201625 May 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
ISSN (Electronic)2411-3387

Other

Other13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2016
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period22/05/1625/05/16

Keywords

  • veterans
  • psychological crisis
  • mHealth
  • peer support
  • collaborative design

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