Table 2 Attributes of contextual information
Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
Informativeness | Refers to task relevance, usefulness, vividness and clarity |
Goal language | Abstract language referencing values, clinical goals, patient perspectives and desired objectives Includes language related to cause. |
Temporality | Information related to attributes of time, including trending, baselines, and future temporal expectations regarding clinical metrics. |
Source attribution | Information from various sources is valued differently. Source includes clinical role, setting and known responsibilities. |
Retrieval effort | Extraction of contextual information requires significant effort. A tension exists between titrating the effort required versus perceived importance. |
Information quality | Refers to beliefs regarding the completeness and accuracy of information, largely determined by redundancy, source quality and trust. |