The following conceptual model introduced through a website and established blog "Welcome to the QUAD" may be of interest to this health care - design community:

http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/

Originally created in the UK by Brian E Hodges (Ret.) at Manchester Metropolitan University - Hodges' Health Career - Care Domains - Model [h2cm]

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/

- can help map health, social care and OTHER issues, problems and solutions. The model takes a situated and multi-contextual view across four knowledge domains:

* Interpersonal;
* Sociological;
* Empirical;
* Political.

Our links pages cover each care (knowledge) domain e.g. POLITICAL:

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksIV.htm

SCIENCES:

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksTwo.htm

The blog includes a bibliography and growing archive of posts many related to design. If you would like a copy of a paper let me know - the list includes socio-technical structures in nursing informatics.

In Feb. the model was presented in Colombia at a nursing theory conference and in London - reflective practice. A poster on how the model can support health literacy will be presented in June. Considering -

http://research.shu.ac.uk/design4health/

Best regards,

Peter Jones
Wigan, Chorley & Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
RMN, RGN, CPN(Cert), PGCE, PG(Dip) COPE, BA (Hons.).
Community Mental Health Nurse for Older Adults Nursing Home Liaison:
Independent Scholar and Informatics Specialist
h2cm: help 2C more - help 2 listen - help 2 care
http://twitter.com/h2cm