5 Design study I: How to create an ambulatory app for patients with BPP 177 health center, it is likely their mental models have been influenced by the theoretical frame used at the center. The same goes for the therapists. Further study involving a larger sample from multiple sites to investigate to what degree mental models differ over sites due to different theoretical frameworks being used. By designing for a specifically mentally vulnerable and therefore highly demanding population of envisioned end-users in terms of design requirements, we believe that our approach is interesting for participatory design studies with broad range of settings and users inside and outside the field of mental health: if it can cater to the individual needs of subjects belonging to perhaps one of the most demanding group of users in terms of emotional regulation, it should work for others [111]. Further research should test usefulness for other user-scenarios. Also, within our specific user scenario, future research could involve other stakeholders (e.g., graphic designers, developers, financial controllers). For the current Sense-IT project, the next step is to take the outcomes to the next ‘plane’ and develop a first working prototype of the e-coach on emotional arousal for patients with BPD.
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