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Evaluating the usability of a semantic environmental health data framework: Approach and study
Semantic Web ( IF 3 ) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 , DOI: 10.3233/sw-223212
Albert Navarro-Gallinad 1 , Fabrizio Orlandi 1 , Jennifer Scott 2 , Mark Little 1, 2 , Declan O’Sullivan 1
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Abstract

Environmental exposures transported across air, land and water can affect our health making us more susceptible to developing a disease. Therefore, researchers need to face the complex task of integrating environmental exposures and linking them to health events with the relevant spatiotemporal and health context for individuals or populations. We present a usability evaluation approach and study of a semantic framework (i.e. Knowledge Graph, Methodology and User Interface) to enable Health Data Researchers (HDR) to link particular health events with environmental data for rare disease research. The usability study includes 17 HDRs with expertise in health data related to Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in Ireland and Kawasaki Disease in Japan, and with no previous practical experience in using Semantic Web (SW) technologies. The evaluation results are promising in that they indicate that the framework is useful in allowing researchers themselves to link health and environmental data whilst hiding the complexities of SW technologies. As a result of this work, we also discuss the limitations of the approach together with the applicability to other domains. Beyond the direct impact on environmental health studies, the description of the evaluation approach can guide researchers in making SW technologies more accessible to domain experts through usability studies.



中文翻译:

评估语义环境健康数据框架的可用性:方法和研究

摘要

通过空气、土地和水传播的环境暴露会影响我们的健康,使我们更容易患上疾病。因此,研究人员需要面对一项复杂的任务,即整合环境暴露并将其与健康事件与个人或人群的相关时空和健康背景联系起来。我们提出了一种可用性评估方法和语义框架(即知识图谱、方法论和用户界面)的研究,以使健康数据研究人员 (HDR) 能够将特定健康事件与罕见疾病研究的环境数据联系起来。可用性研究包括 17 名 HDR,他们在与爱尔兰的抗中性粒细胞胞浆抗体 (ANCA) 相关血管炎 (AAV) 和日本的川崎病相关的健康数据方面具有专业知识,并且之前没有使用语义 Web (SW) 技术的实践经验。评估结果很有希望,因为它们表明该框架有助于研究人员自己将健康和环境数据联系起来,同时隐藏 SW 技术的复杂性。作为这项工作的结果,我们还讨论了该方法的局限性以及对其他领域的适用性。除了对环境健康研究的直接影响之外,评估方法的描述可以指导研究人员通过可用性研究使领域专家更容易获得软件技术。作为这项工作的结果,我们还讨论了该方法的局限性以及对其他领域的适用性。除了对环境健康研究的直接影响之外,评估方法的描述可以指导研究人员通过可用性研究使领域专家更容易获得软件技术。作为这项工作的结果,我们还讨论了该方法的局限性以及对其他领域的适用性。除了对环境健康研究的直接影响之外,评估方法的描述可以指导研究人员通过可用性研究使领域专家更容易获得软件技术。

更新日期:2023-05-10
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