Usability testing of AsthmaWise with older adults
Journal article
Burns, Pippa, Jones, Sandra Carol, Iverson, Don and Caputi, Peter. (2013). Usability testing of AsthmaWise with older adults. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 31(5), pp. 219-226. https://doi.org/10.1097/NXN.0b013e31828a0dc2
Authors | Burns, Pippa, Jones, Sandra Carol, Iverson, Don and Caputi, Peter |
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Abstract | There are many reasons why online self-management education is attractive to both patients and providers. AsthmaWise, an online self-management program, was developed using a Moodle platform, to enable older adults to learn asthma self-management skills. This study aimed to improve AsthmaWise through conducting: usability testing with a sample of end users; a cognitive walk-through undertaken by an independent health researcher; and assessment of content readability. A Perceived Health Web Site Usability Questionnaire score of 67% was achieved, indicating that there were usability issues that needed to be addressed. The cognitive walk-through and readability assessment identified unique issues that were not identified through usability testing with end users. The testing process allowed issues to be identified and rectified before piloting AsthmaWise, creating a more accessible and refined end product. The involvement of the site designer in the testing process was valuable and is highly recommended. This study shows that usability testing involving both end users and experts is an essential part of the design process that is relatively easy and inexpensive to undertake and can be effectively conducted by a nonexpert. |
Keywords | older adults; health web site; usability; usability testing |
Year | 01 Jan 2013 |
Journal | CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing |
Journal citation | 31 (5), pp. 219-226 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
ISSN | 1538-2931 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1097/NXN.0b013e31828a0dc2 |
Web address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/cinjournal/fulltext/2013/05000/usability_testing_of_asthmawise_with_older_adults.5.aspx |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 219-226 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
May 2013 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 16 May 2024 |
Supplemental file | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Additional information | Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
This project was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant in partnership with Asthma Foundation New South Wales. | |
Place of publication | United States |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90759/usability-testing-of-asthmawise-with-older-adults
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