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Information system needs in health promotion: a case study of the Safe Community programme using requirements engineering methods

Toomas Timpka

Division of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences Linköping University S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden, tooti{at}ida.liu.se

Christina Ölvander

Department of Computer and Information Science Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Systems Development and IT Security Swedish Defence Research Agency

Niklas Hallberg

Department of Computer and Information Science Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Systems Development and IT Security Swedish Defence Research Agency

The international Safe Community programme was used as the setting for a case study to explore the need for information system support in health promotion programmes. The 14 Safe Communities active in Sweden during 2002 were invited to participate and 13 accepted. A questionnaire on computer usage and a critical incident technique instrument were distributed. Sharing of management information, creating social capital for safety promotion, and injury data recording were found to be key areas that need to be further supported by computer-based information systems. Most respondents reported having access to a personal computer workstation with standard office software. Interest in using more advanced computer applications was low, and there was considerable need for technical user support. Areas where information systems can be used to make health promotion practice more efficient were identified, and patterns of computers usage were described.

Key Words: community-based safety promotion • information system development • public health • requirements engineering • Sweden

Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, 183-193 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X08092829
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