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Exploring the Abyss of Inequalities

4th International Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society, WIS 2012, Turku, Finland, August 22-24, 2012. Proceedings

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Editors:
  1. Kristina Eriksson-Backa

    1. Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

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  2. Annika Luoma

    1. Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

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  3. Erica Krook

    1. Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

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Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS, volume 313)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. E-Health

    1. A Viewpoint for More Ethical Approach in Healthcare Information System Development and Procurement: The Four Principles

      • Jani S. Koskinen, Olli I. Heimo, Kai K. Kimppa
      Pages 1-9

    2. Social Media’s Potential in Improving the Mental Well-Being of the Unemployed

      • Anne Suphan, Miriam Feuls, Christian Fieseler
      Pages 10-28

    3. Virtual Health Check and Coaching: Insights from the Consumers and Implications for Persuasive Design

      • Tuomas Lehto, Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, Timo Pätiälä, Osmo Saarelma
      Pages 29-40

    4. Design of a Web-Based Information System for Sleep Deprivation – A Trial Study

      • Sitwat Langrial, Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, Shiyuan Wang
      Pages 41-51

  3. Measuring and Documenting Health and Well-Being

    1. Lower Incidence of Hypertension among Swedish Speakers as Compared to Finnish Speakers in the Helsinki Birth Cohort from Finland – An Example of Early Programming of Disease?

      • Sakari Suominen, Tom Forsén, Salla-Maarit Volanen, Bo Isomaa, Tero Vahlberg, Johan Eriksson
      Pages 52-59

    2. Heart Rate Variability Measurements in Mobile Work

      • Ursula Hyrkkänen, Matti Vartiainen
      Pages 60-67

  4. Empowering and Educating Citizens for Healthy Living and Equal Opportunities

    1. Impact of Online Agro-technology Diploma Program and Its Future Perspectives for Improving Socio-economic Well-Being of Farmers in Sri Lanka

      • Nisansala P. Vidanapathirana, Kshanika Hirimburegama, Sriwarnasinghe A. P. Nelka, Kumara Hirimburegama, Jae Ho Kim
      Pages 68-82

    2. Can Mobile Health Deliver Participatory Medicine to All Citizens in Modern Society?

      • Remberto Martinez, Marcos Tong
      Pages 83-90

  5. Governance for Health

    1. Complaints Made to the Council for Mass Media in Finland Concerning the Personal and Professional Lives of Doctors

      • Ulla Ahlmén-Laiho, Sakari Suominen, Ulla Järvi, Risto Tuominen
      Pages 91-103

    2. Governance of Managerial Information Needed by Nurse Managers in Hospitals – A Literature Review

      • Laura-Maria Murtola, Heljä Lundgrén-Laine, Sanna Salanterä
      Pages 104-118

    3. Avoiding Hazards – What Can Health Care Learn from Aviation?

      • Olli Sjöblom, Juho Heimonen, Lotta Kauhanen, Veronika Laippala, Heljä Lundgrén-Laine, Laura-Maria Murtola et al.
      Pages 119-127

  6. Safe and Secure Cities

    1. Citizens Involvement for Safe and High Quality Urban Living: Three Success Factors for ICT-Enabled Initiatives

      • Francesca Ricciardi, Marco De Marco
      Pages 128-137

  7. Information Society as a Challenge and a Possibility for Aged People

    1. Finnish ‘Silver Surfers’ and Online Health Information

      • Kristina Eriksson-Backa
      Pages 138-149

    2. Vision Enhancement Technique Based on Eye Tracking System

      • Vidas Raudonis, Agne Paulauskaite-Taraseviciene, Rytis Maskeliunas
      Pages 150-160

  8. Back Matter

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society, WIS 2012, held in Turku, Finland, in August 2012. The 13 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on e-health; measuring and documenting health and well-being; empowering and educating citizens for healthy living and equal opportunities; governance for health; safe and secure cities; information society as a challenge and a possibility for aged people.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

    Kristina Eriksson-Backa, Annika Luoma, Erica Krook

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