All Outputs (5)

Exploring the Relationship between Location and Behaviour in Out of Hours Hospital Care (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Brown, M., Pinchin, J., Blum, J., Sharples, S., Shaw, D., Housley, G., …Blakey, J. (2014). Exploring the Relationship between Location and Behaviour in Out of Hours Hospital Care. In HCI International 2014 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts. HCI 2014. Proceedings, Part II (395-400). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07854-0_69

'Out of Hours' (OoH) hospital care involves a small number of doctors covering a very large number of patients. These doctors are working in stressful environments, performing complex tasks and making difficult task prioritisation decisions, yet litt... Read More about Exploring the Relationship between Location and Behaviour in Out of Hours Hospital Care.

Impact of automation: measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment (2014)
Journal Article
Balfe, N., Sharples, S., & Wilson, J. R. (2014). Impact of automation: measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment. Applied Ergonomics, 47, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.08.002

This paper describes an experiment that was undertaken to compare three levels of automation in rail signalling; a high level in which an automated agent set routes for trains using timetable information, a medium level in which trains were routed al... Read More about Impact of automation: measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment.

A framework to support human factors of automation in railway intelligent infrastructure (2014)
Journal Article
Dadashi, N., Wilson, J. R., Golightly, D., & Sharples, S. (in press). A framework to support human factors of automation in railway intelligent infrastructure. Ergonomics, 57(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2014.893026

Technological and organisational advances have increased the potential for remote access and proactive monitoring of the infrastructure in various domains and sectors – water and sewage, oil and gas and transport. Intelligent Infrastructure (II) is a... Read More about A framework to support human factors of automation in railway intelligent infrastructure.

Medical device design for adolescent adherence and developmental goals: a case study of a cystic fibrosis physiotherapy device (2014)
Journal Article
Lang, A. R., Martin, J. L., Sharples, S., & Crowe, J. A. (2014). Medical device design for adolescent adherence and developmental goals: a case study of a cystic fibrosis physiotherapy device. Patient Preference and Adherence, 2014(8), https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S59423

Purpose: This study investigates the psychosocial aspects of adolescent medical device use and the impact on adolescent adherence and goals for the transitional years between child and adulthood. Patients and methods: Interviews were carried out w... Read More about Medical device design for adolescent adherence and developmental goals: a case study of a cystic fibrosis physiotherapy device.

Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled medication in asthma (2014)
Journal Article
Howard, S., Lang, A., Patel, M. D. K., Sharples, S., & Shaw, D. E. (2014). Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled medication in asthma. Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.2174/1573398X10666140429005007

The main treatment of asthma is inhaled corticosteroids. However adherence to these medications in asthma is often poor, with low adherence associated with excessive health care costs and an increased risk of emergency room visits and mortality. Alth... Read More about Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled medication in asthma.