The Development of an mHealth Tool for Children With Long-term Illness to Enable Person-Centered Communication: User-Centered Design Approach

Angelica Wiljén   ^{1, 2, 3} , MSc ;   John Eric Chaplin   ⁴ , PhD ;   Vanessa Crine   ² , MSc ;   William Jobe   ⁵ , PhD ;   Ensa Johnson   ^{6, 7} , PhD ;   Katarina Karlsson   ⁸ , PhD ;   Tomas Lindroth   ⁹ , PhD ;   Anneli Schwarz   ¹⁰ , PhD ;   Margaretha Stenmarker   ^{4, 11, 12} , PhD ;   Gunilla Thunberg   ^{2, 13, 14} , PhD ;   Joakim Öhlén   ^{1, 2, 15} , PhD ;   Stefan Nilsson   ^{1, 2} , PhD

¹ Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

² University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

³ Department of Paediatrics, Region Västra Götaland, Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden

⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Institute for Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

⁵ Department of Informatics, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

⁶ Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

⁷ Department of Inclusive Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

⁸ Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden

⁹ Department of Applied Information Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

¹⁰ Department of Research, Education and Innovation, Region Västra Götaland, Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden

¹¹ Department of Paediatrics, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden

¹² Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

¹³ Dart Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Assistive Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

¹⁴ Speech and Language Pathology Unit, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

¹⁵ Palliative Centre, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden