دورية أكاديمية
Designing an over-the-counter consumer decision-making tool for older adults.
| العنوان: | Designing an over-the-counter consumer decision-making tool for older adults. |
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| المؤلفون: | Martin-Hammond AM; Clemson University, School of Computing, 100 McAdams Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. Electronic address: aqueasha@umbc.edu., Abegaz T; Clemson University, School of Computing, 100 McAdams Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA., Gilbert JE; University of Florida, Computer and Information Science & Engineering Department, P.O. Box 116120, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. |
| المصدر: | Journal of biomedical informatics [J Biomed Inform] 2015 Oct; Vol. 57, pp. 113-23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 13. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100970413 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-0480 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15320464 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Biomed Inform Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Orlando : Elsevier Original Publication: San Diego, CA : Academic Press, c2001- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Chronic Disease* , Decision Making* , Decision Support Techniques* , Patient Participation*, Aged ; Humans ; Inventions ; Nonprescription Drugs ; User-Computer Interface |
| مستخلص: | Purpose: Older adults are at increased risk of adverse drug events due to medication. Older adults tend to take more medication and are at higher risk of chronic illness. Over-the-counter (OTC) medication does not require healthcare provider oversight and understanding OTC information is heavily dependent on a consumer's ability to understand and use the medication appropriately. Coupling health technology with effective communication is one approach to address the challenge of communicating health and improving health related tasks. However, the success of many health technologies also depends on how well the technology is designed and how well it addresses users needs. This is especially true for the older adult population. This paper describes (1) a formative study performed to understand how to design novel health technology to assist older adults with OTC medication information, and (2) how a user-centered design process helped to refine the initial assumptions of user needs and help to conceptualize the technology. Methods: An iterative design process was used. The process included two brainstorming and review sessions with human-computer interaction researchers and design sessions with older adults in the form of semi-structured interviews. Methods and principles of user-centered research and design were used to inform the research design. Two researchers with expertise in human-computer interaction performed expert reviews of early system prototypes. After initial prototypes were developed, seven older adults were engaged in semi-structured interviews to understand usability concerns and features and functionality older adults may find useful for selecting appropriate OTC medication. Results: Eight usability concerns were discovered and addressed in the two rounds of expert review, and nine additional usability concerns were discovered in design sessions with older adults. Five themes emerged from the interview transcripts as recommendations for design. These recommendations represent opportunities for technology such as the one described in this paper to support older adults in the OTC decision-making process. Discussion: This paper illustrates the use of an iterative user-centered process in the formative stages of design and its usefulness for understanding aspects of the technology design that are useful to older adults when making decisions about OTC medication. The technology support mechanisms included in the initial model were revised based on the results from the iterative design sessions and helped to refine and conceptualize the system being designed. (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Consumer health; Consumer-decision making; Medication management; Older adults; User-centered design |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Nonprescription Drugs) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20150718 Date Completed: 20180212 Latest Revision: 20181202 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240513 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbi.2015.07.006 |
| PMID: | 26184058 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1532-0480 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbi.2015.07.006 |