Toward a Framework for Evaluating Ubiquitous Computing Applications
IEEE Pervasive Computing
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The objective of Innovative Platform for Tele-Physiotherapy (IPTP) is to achieve a breakthrough in tele-physiotherapy for elderly patients. 'IPTP' is the working name we use in this paper to denote the whole ICT solution that the project provides to support patients and possibly also their primary caregivers. Considering the shortage of prior work in the literature in the area of evaluation based usability of user-centred research projects; this paper describes the objectives and the approach of the evaluation of IPTP. The evaluation approach outlined in this paper will be used to evaluate different field trials at different user sites including patients' homes, and also in the overall project evaluation. This paper proposes a model evaluation strategy. While this model is designed for IPTP, it can be extended to similar research projects relating to the healthcare domain.