This paper presents "Activity Analysis" as a method for conducting and analyzing field studies based on Activity Theory. Two cases of activity analysis of work in a hospital ward and inside an operating room are presented. Guidelines for moving from Activity Analysis to systems design is presented and illustrated with the design of a context-aware system for hospitals.
['Jakob E. Bardram', 'Afsaneh Doryab']
Activity analysis: applying activity theory to analyze complex work in hospitals