Title |
Examining the ethical and social issues of health technology design through the public appraisal of prospective scenarios: a study protocol describing a multimedia-based deliberative method
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Published in |
Implementation Science, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-9-81 |
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Authors |
Pascale Lehoux, Philippe Gauthier, Bryn Williams-Jones, Fiona A Miller, Jennifer R Fishman, Myriam Hivon, Patrick Vachon |
Abstract |
The design of health technologies relies on assumptions that affect how they will be implemented, such as intended use, complexity, impact on user autonomy, and appropriateness. Those who design and implement technologies make several ethical and social assumptions on behalf of users and society more broadly, but there are very few tools to examine prospectively whether such assumptions are warranted and how the public define and appraise the desirability of health innovations. This study protocol describes a three-year study that relies on a multimedia-based prospective method to support public deliberations that will enable a critical examination of the social and ethical issues of health technology design. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 1 | 17% |
United States | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 50% |
Scientists | 2 | 33% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 2 | 2% |
Unknown | 108 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 16% |
Student > Master | 14 | 13% |
Researcher | 9 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
Other | 21 | 19% |
Unknown | 35 | 32% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 19 | 17% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 13% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 7% |
Engineering | 6 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
Other | 20 | 18% |
Unknown | 38 | 35% |