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The Future of Mobile Usability, Workflow and Safety Testing.
Elizabeth Borycki1, Yalini Senathirajah2, Andre W Kushniruk1
1School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|January 4, 2018
Summary
Future mobile health testing could involve wearable glasses to record usability and safety data. This approach empowers citizens, patients, and health professionals to collect real-world data for mobile technology analysis.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Mobile Technology
Background:
- Mobile technologies are increasingly integral to healthcare delivery.
- Current methods for evaluating mobile health usability, workflow, and safety are often resource-intensive.
- There is a need for more efficient and real-world data collection methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel vision for the future of mobile health testing.
- To advocate for the use of wearable glasses for data collection in real-world healthcare settings.
- To explore the potential of citizen science in mobile health research.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing low-cost glasses equipped with audio and video recording capabilities.
- Developing software applications for seamless data uploading.
- Leveraging mobile devices and software used by patients and professionals in daily healthcare activities.
Main Results:
- Envisioning a paradigm shift where end-users actively contribute to data collection.
- Highlighting the feasibility of collecting rich usability, workflow, and safety data through wearable technology.
- Suggesting a scalable approach for researchers to analyze mobile technology performance.
Conclusions:
- Wearable glasses offer a practical and cost-effective solution for real-world mobile health data collection.
- Empowering diverse users as data collectors can enhance the evaluation of mobile health technologies.
- This approach promises to accelerate the development and improvement of safe and usable mobile health solutions.
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