Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Wallace, James"
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Designing an Adaptive Video Game for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Learning Proportional Reasoning through Play
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-30)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity. Many children with ADHD suffer from poor reasoning and decision-making ... -
Exploring Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Needs in Shared Decision Making: A Qualitative User Needs Study
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-29)Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory debilitating joint condition with individualized symptom severity. Access to multiple medication choices allow consideration of patient preferences and fit ... -
"I Would Just Want to Know What It's Being Used for and Who's Using It": Barriers to the Adoption of SmartSurveys
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-09)Objective: Smartphones stand to transform the manner healthcare services gather patient experience information. However, there is still limited guidance on the context and circumstances which are appropriate for patients ... -
"I'm not alone in that battle": Designing Immersive Visualizations for Community Awareness and Connectedness
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)Community connectedness is a concept used by health practitioners and researchers to understand perceptions of: support from the community, belonging and issues, and as a protective measure for many individual health ... -
Leveraging the Proteus Effect to Motivate Emotional Support in a Serious Game for Mental Health
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-11)Researchers have explored how online communities can be leveraged for peer support, but general disinterest and a lack of engagement have emerged as substantial barriers to their use in practice. To address this gap, we ... -
Modeling Cumulative Arm Fatigue on Large Multi-touch Displays
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Large multi-touch displays have long been studied in the lab, and are beginning to see widespread deployment in public spaces. Although they are technologically feasible, research has found that large multi-touch displays ...