Alika

Methods and standards

Our methods connect a concrete decision with suitable observations, traceable data and participants’ perspectives. The following components serve different purposes.

NAD · Need, Accuracy, Duration

NAD structures discussions about measurement: which decision needs data, what accuracy is sufficient, and how long should observation continue? We connect these questions to a comparison, an analysis criterion and a review point.

FHIR and data meaning

FHIR provides resources for structured health information, including Observation, Goal, Task and Consent. For each flow, we specify profiles, terminology, provenance and permissions and test sample imports.

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Living Lab processes

VITALISE addresses harmonisation of Living Lab services and procedures. We use it to describe access, study planning, participation, delivery and documentation across sites.

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Function and environment

The ICF connects functioning with activities, participation and environment. We describe each task with its setting, aids and the support actually required.

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Complex interventions

The MRC framework connects development, feasibility, evaluation and implementation with context and programme theory. For the ZHV, we examine housing, training, technology and relief separately.

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Use and sustainability

NASSS examines adoption, non-use, abandonment and sustainability of health technologies across people, organisations and context. We therefore record maintenance, additional work and reasons for non-use.

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Participatory development

We document a contribution from the identified problem through the change to a new task test. New users test the revised version. This lets us examine which participation improves a solution and at what effort.

Study change over time

We link repeated task observation with user reports and care events. Goal attainment, required help, burden and use each retain their own trajectory. Comparisons are specified in advance; missing data remain distinct from negative outcomes.

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