Mobile Phone Tools with Ambient Intelligence for the Management of Life-Threatening Allergies

Hernandez-Munoz, Luis U.; Woolley, Sandra I.

Abstract

This chapter describes the unmet needs of people with anaphylactic allergies and considers how pervasive technologies and ambient intelligence might support them in allergy management tasks. A working prototype solution, PervaLaxis Touchscreen, is presented which provides allergy management tools on a mobile phone and communicates with a wireless sensor to detect adrenaline injections. The results of usability testing are presented and demonstrate potential for mobile phone tools with ambient intelligence to provide useful and usable functionality to supplement the traditional system of training and education provided for allergy management. Test participants reported PervaLaxis Touchscreen tools, such as adrenaline injectors expiry date list, emergency support button and adrenaline injection sensing, as useful and stated the information and functions as more accessible by being integrated in the mobile phone.

Citation

Hernandez-Munoz, L. U., & Woolley, S. I. (2013). Mobile Phone Tools with Ambient Intelligence for the Management of Life-Threatening Allergies. In Human Aspects in Ambient Intelligence (153-172). (1). Springer. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-018-8_10

• Online Publication Date: Sep 14, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Nov 8, 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 153-172
• Series Title: Atlantis Ambient and Pervasive Intelligence
• Series ISSN: 1875-7669; 2215-1893
• Edition: 1
• Book Title: Human Aspects in Ambient Intelligence
• Chapter Number: 10
• ISBN: 978-94-6239-017-1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-018-8_10
• Additional Information: First Online: 14 September 2013