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Usability Test Results Summary

Objective Results

% Completing Task % Usability Errors % Accessibility Errors Mean Time on Task
Scenario 1: Preferences 81% 44% 25% 5:35
Scenario 2: Medical Equipment 88% 19% 19% 4:09
Scenario 3: Medications 75% 25% 19% 5:08
Scenario 4: Care Plan 94% 19% 6% 6:04
Scenario 5: Lab Result Communication 88% 31% 13% 4:57

Post-Scenario Subjective Ratings

% Rated Scenario Important to Care % Rated Usable % Rated Accessible % Rated Useful Functions % Rated Useful in Managing Care % Rated Needs No Improv. Overall Satis.
Additional Data: See the scenario details for individual scenario ratings.
Scenario 1: Preferences N/A 88% 94% 88% N/A 44% 75%
Scenario 2: Medical Equipment 94% 88% 88% 88% 88% 56% 94%
Scenario 3: Medications 100% 94% 94% 94% 100% 69% 94%
Scenario 4: Care Plan 88% 94% 94% 94% 94% 81% 94%
Scenario 5: Lab Result Communication 100% 88% 94% 94% 100% 88% 94%

Post-Test Questionnaire

Likert Scale Data

Strongly disagree Disagree Some. disagree Neutral Some. agree Agree Strongly Agree % Agree
The system presented tasks important to my healthcare 2 4 10 100%
The system was easy to use 1 1 1 1 6 88%
The system was accessible 1 1 1 5 8 88%
The system provided useful features and information 1 5 10 94%
The system requires no changes or improvements 1 2 1 2 5 5 63%
The system would be useful to me in managing my own health care 7 9 100%
Overall I am satisfied with the system 1 8 7 94%

Open-Ended Questions / Prompts

What did you like LEAST about the system?
  • Too verbose with screen reader.
  • Initial font size too small.
  • Nothing really.
  • Nothing I like least.
  • Nothing.
  • Nothing.
  • Could communicate better to people of all levels.
  • Nothing, except I wish it was mine.
  • Nothing.
  • Form accessibility with screen reader.
  • Tables in meds were not accessible.
  • Was lacking visual information.
  • Not accessible to deaf with low literacy skills.
  • Need to clean up the ARIA and be more consistent with ‘region’, ‘banner’ and ‘article’.
  • Nothing.
  • Nothing.
What did you like MOST about the system?
  • Information was well structured.
  • Overall accessibility and multi media in care plan.
  • Access information any time and in one place.
  • Ease of use.
  • Equipment, medications and lab results.
  • Communication with my doctor.
  • No favorite.
  • That I can add videos and links to my care plan.
  • Nothing.
  • How I can share information with others.
  • Overall concept and comprehensive nature of the system.
  • Care plan was useful.
  • Potential to cover patients needs and access to information on health.
  • Everything centralized and all in one place.
  • Everything in one place.
  • That is clear and that it could link to ASL information.
What, if anything, was MISSING from the system?
  • Skip visual preferences.
  • That it is not real.
  • DNR, next of kin and other contact info.
  • Supplies with equipment.
  • Insurance information for supplies and vendors plus lab results over time.
  • Nothing.
  • Not sure.
  • Nothing.
  • Nothing.
  • Nothing.
  • Not sure.
  • ASL content.
  • ASL access, warning of side effects, alerts for medications that are not being taken.
  • Nothing.
  • Nothing.
  • Nothing.
If you could have this system do anything you wanted, what would that be (wild ideas welcome):
  • A screen reader accessible calendar.
  • Gender based health information.
  • History of all my lab results so I can track it over time.
  • Manage all my medical image files such as MRI, x-ray. Let me Skype with my doctor.
  • Link to the newest research on my conditions.
  • Not sure.
  • Make it like I am talking to a person.
  • Communicate with my doctor in real time.
  • Not sure, this is all new to me.
  • Help me with insurance information and paperwork.
  • Link to medical apps on my iPhone.
  • If it could provide signed information, like videos of ASL.
  • Clarify the patient is deaf and have access to ASL that covers everything. Also, a medical record that would do the thinking for you and keep track of the patient. Medication alerts if controlled substances were being abused.
  • Give me all the information I need about medications.
  • Set me up on a healthy and affordable diet.
  • Notify me when there is anything new that can help me with my health.
Additional comments:
  • You did too much for screen reader accessibility.
  • I'm all for more information.
  • I thought it was great.
  • I haven't needed something like this, but it seems very useful and handy.
  • It is easy to use, it just needs to be fixed up in the screen reader accessibility department.
  • Maybe this will help you understand how bad it is for me. There are accessibility problems with this, but it is by far the most accessible health application I have ever tried.
  • Needs connection to ASL resources.
  • There are screen reader accessibility problems that need to be fixed, but nothing Earth shattering.
  • Ten years ago I was living at home and this could have really helped me.

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A Collaboration Of:

  • National Center for Accessible Media
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Research Institute
  • Inglis