E-hälsa – innovationer, metoder, interventioner och perspektiv tar upp definitioner och modeller för e-hälsa, metoder och processer att utveckla e-hälsa samt beskrivningar av olika projekt inom området. Boken visar på hur informations- och kommunikationsteknik kan användas inom olika områden, t.ex. hälsopromotion inom arbetslivet, telerehabilitering och verksamhetsutveckling inom logopedi samt som delaktighetsverktyg för äldre och för människor med funktionshinder.

Varied types of Visual Display Unit (VDU) are used in modern process control rooms. The main purpose of present study is to identify and find solutions to usability problems of VDU user interface in process control room. The usability evaluation methods were heuristic evaluation, usability test, and SUMI questionnaire. Fifteen operators participated in the study. The main result from the usability test were that the time to solve the task depends on the number of false clicks and commands, and participants experienced that user interface doesn't support in an efficient manner, too many and difficult steps must be performed. To improve the user interface of VDU we have created number of guidelines; for example; create groups of the fields, buttons, text, place the buttons in functionally way, enable the user to open multiple windows, drag and drop is a dynamic operation. © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group.

The objective of present paper is to describe the motivations that underlie the choices made by inventors in the development of their technologies. These classifications can help managers of innovation programs direct sparse resources to inventors with the greatest probability of commercial success. The categorisation of motivation to go from idea to innovation and commercialisation of new technologies is presented for inventors for the small business in rural area of Sweden. The main results showed least eight different inventor motivations.

The purpose of the article is to present a conceptual framework for innovation learning, directed to beginner in innovation development. The model for innovation includes factors like practical and theoretical learning linked to explicit and implicit knowledge related to different phases of innovation development. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

In the design of manageable packages for customers with hand function problems, we were faced with the problem of deciding which assessment tool to use. No studies have been done to show the relationship between performance-based and self-reported assessment of hand function to management of packaging. The purpose of the current study is to examine the relation between a self-reported hand function measure and performance-based measurements. The participants consisted of 40 adults who have impaired hand function. The Grip Ability Test (GAT) and Grippit test and self-reported assessment questioner were administrated. The findings of this study showed a slightly correlation between performance-based and self-reported assessment of hand function, therefore, further research is needed in this area. © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group.

The development of Information and communication technology (ICT) has changed the action of business. The view to considered SEs sector as homogeneous, within which SEs take an ordered, sequential e-progression on the route to ICT adoption, and postulate that businesses move in stages from basic use of the Internet to the full integration of business systems and redesign of business processes. The aim of this paper is to conduct an analysis of the stage model in the context of the progression of ICT adoption by SEs. Empirical cases are given that show weaknesses of stage models to explain e-progression in SEs, the stage model are too general and do not take into account the diversity of SEs and focused upon factors such as firm size, age, owner/manager characteristics and geographical position This variety of different perspectives on the adoption of ICT by SEs suggests the need for a multidimensional framework to more adequate explained e-progression in SEs.

Social networking services have become increasingly widespread and, together with GPS equipped with mobile phones give citizens the opportunity to create new innovative types of social networks. The service is evolving, technology-centric to positioning using GPS and Google Maps Web service should also identify existing services interfaces are analysed, and be associated with basic functions of social networks to create a new innovative service. The purpose of this work is to illustrate the usercentred interaction design for mobile phones. Research design includes user requirement analysis, prototype development and usability evaluation. The results from usability evaluation in a simulated PC-based environment, support the user tasks in an efficient manner, one can work efficiently and feels that the system is sufficiently adapted to users' needs. © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group.