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This chapter explores the use of multi-techniques for teenage HCI health research. Through four case studies we present information about adolescents as users of healthcare services and technologies, adolescent personal development and the human factors approaches through which teenagers have been involved in healthcare research projects. In each case study comprising of the design or evaluation of a new digital technology for supporting health or well-being, the techniques used by researchers to involve teenagers are explored and analysed. The case studies examine various aspects of technology design and use including but not limited to usability, acceptability and learnability. The penultimate section of the chapter presents a ‘Schema for Multi-technique HCI Health Research with Teenagers’ and provides the supporting case for a multi-method approach. The conclusions of the chapter reinforce the benefits that are specific to the implementation of multi-technique research with teenage participants. Consideration of the eight factors outlined in the ‘Schema’ within study designs should serve to unlock the potential of teenagers, ensuring reliable elicitation of their views and needs.
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The authors acknowledge support of this work through the PEGASO 610727 FP7 project grant. Although the views expressed are entirely their own. The research on iRAM reported in this paper was supported by the NIHR MindTech Healthcare Technology Co-operative. The views represented are the views of the authors alone and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Health in England, NHS, or the National Institute for Health Research. The Innovation Labs evaluation was funded by Comic Relief. The contents of this chapter have not been commissioned and have been externally peer reviewed.
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Lang, A.R., Craven, M.P., Atkinson, S., Simons, L., Cobb, S., Mazzola, M. (2016). Human Factors Multi-technique Approach to Teenage Engagement in Digital Technologies Health Research. In: Little, L., Fitton, D., Bell, B., Toth, N. (eds) Perspectives on HCI Research with Teenagers. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33450-9_4
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