Design trade-offs in self-management technology: the HeartMan case

Figures & data

Figure 1. The HeartMan mobile self-monitoring application home screen, with sections on physical activity, nutrition, medication, and mental support.

Figure 2. The wristband in the HeartMan project.

Figure 3. Patient Autonomy versus External Control trade-off, including mediating factors (factors in italic: in literature; factors in bold: based on the case study).

Figure 4. Appropriation versus Closing Technology to Change trade-off, including mediating factors (factors in italic: in literature; factors in bold: based on the case study; factor between brackets: also related to other trade-offs).

Figure 5. Medical Focus versus Holistic Well-Being trade-off, including including mediating factors (factors in italic: in literature; factors in bold: based on the case study; factor between brackets: also related to other trade-offs).

Table 1. Overview of trade-offs (colour-coded per trade-off), their mediating factors, and more specific project-specific factors that instantiate the mediating factors. Interactions within (dotted lines), and across (full lines) trade-offs are made explicit on the right side of the table.