Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload

Luca Longo

doi:10.1109/CBMS.2015.67

Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload

Luca Longo

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

In clinical settings, Human-computer systems need to be designed in a way that medical errors are reduced and patient care is enhanced. Inspection methods are usually employed in HCI to assess usability of interactive systems. However, they do not consider the state of the operator while executing a task, the surrounding environment and the task demands. It is argued that assessing performance of operators is fundamental for designing optimal systems with which healthcare can be effectively delivered. The aim of our solution is to assess performance of operators employing the notion of Mental Workload (MWL) this being a construct believed to strongly correlate with performance. The proposal is to develop a model for MWL assessment using supervised machine learning. This model will be evaluated via user studies involving clinicians and operators interacting with a set of medical systems. Assessments of MWL will be compared and validated with objective indexes of performance such as error rate and task execution time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 28th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015
Editors	Caetano Traina, Pedro Pereira Rodrigues, Bridget Kane, Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques, Agma Juci Machado Traina
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	364-365
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467367752
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2015.67
Publication status	Published - Jun 2015
Event	28th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015 - Sao Carlos and Ribeirao Preto, Brazil Duration: 22 Jun 2015 → 25 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
Volume	2015-July
ISSN (Print)	1063-7125

Conference

Conference	28th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Sao Carlos and Ribeirao Preto
Period	22/06/15 → 25/06/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Human Mental Workload
Human-Computer Interaction
Interactive Systems
Machine Learning
Medical applications

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Longo, L. (2015). Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload. In C. Traina, P. Pereira Rodrigues, B. Kane, P. M. de Azevedo-Marques, & A. J. Machado Traina (Eds.), Proceedings - IEEE 28th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015 (pp. 364-365). Article 7167521 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems; Vol. 2015-July). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2015.67

Longo, Luca. / Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload. Proceedings - IEEE 28th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015. editor / Caetano Traina ; Pedro Pereira Rodrigues ; Bridget Kane ; Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques ; Agma Juci Machado Traina. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 364-365 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems).

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Longo, L 2015, Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload. in C Traina, P Pereira Rodrigues, B Kane, PM de Azevedo-Marques & AJ Machado Traina (eds), Proceedings - IEEE 28th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015., 7167521, Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, vol. 2015-July, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 364-365, 28th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015, Sao Carlos and Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, 22/06/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2015.67

Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload. / Longo, Luca.
Proceedings - IEEE 28th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015. ed. / Caetano Traina; Pedro Pereira Rodrigues; Bridget Kane; Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques; Agma Juci Machado Traina. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 364-365 7167521 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems; Vol. 2015-July).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Longo L. Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload. In Traina C, Pereira Rodrigues P, Kane B, de Azevedo-Marques PM, Machado Traina AJ, editors, Proceedings - IEEE 28th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 364-365. 7167521. (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems). doi: 10.1109/CBMS.2015.67

Designing medical interactive systems via assessment of human mental workload

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