A framework for assistive communications technology in cross-cultural healthcare

dc.contributor.author	Forbes, David Edward
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Sandra Thompson
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr Ponnie Clark
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Graham Pervan
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr Jaipal Singh
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T10:22:07Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T10:22:07Z
dc.date.created	2015-05-07T06:55:22Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2453
dc.description.abstract	Rural and remote Australian Aboriginal communities suffer seriously adverse life expectancy rates, lifestyle disease complications and hospital treatment needs due to type 2 diabetes. In great part this is due to communications barriers arising from the lack of equitable acculturation within patient-practitioner consultations. This research presents a framework foundation for a computerised patient-practitioner lingua franca. Behavioural and design science ontology development delivers an intercultural patient-practitioner type 2 diabetes assistive communications system, known as P-PAC.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Curtin University
dc.title	A framework for assistive communications technology in cross-cultural healthcare
dc.type	Thesis
dcterms.educationLevel	PhD
curtin.department	School of Information Systems
curtin.department	Curtin Business School
curtin.accessStatus	Open access