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- Title
Requirements of a Telemedicine System for Treating Breast Cancer Patients.
- Authors
Khodaveisi, Taleb; Bouraghi, Hamid; Mohammadpour, Ali; Saeedi, Soheila; Heydari, Mohammad
- Abstract
Background: Software requirements are features that a software system must have in order to meet the needs and solve a specific problem for which the software was developed. Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the requirements and capabilities of a telemedicine system that is used to provide treatment plans for breast cancer patients. Material and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted with the participation of oncology specialists active in breast cancer treatment (n=12) and faculty members of health information management (n=4) and medical informatics (n=4). Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Results: Functional requirements were one of the main themes, which were grouped into six main categories, including basic requirements for all users, requirements specific for system administrator, requirements specific for physicians involved in providing a treatment plan to patients, requirements specific for residents, requirements specific for patients, and communication with other information systems. Also, non-functional requirements were grouped into five main categories, including security and privacy, usability, reliability and supportability, integrity, and efficiency. Conclusion: Software requirements are a complex combination of the needs of different people at different levels of an organization and the environment in which the system must be implemented. During the requirements engineering process, the development team must interact with the stakeholders of the system in order to identify the exact and complete requirements of the software system. Therefore, stakeholders and end users of the system play an important role in identifying system requirements.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer; CANCER patients; SYSTEM administrators; TELEMEDICINE; MEDICAL informatics; SYSTEMS software
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2023, Vol 13, p101
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article