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Usability testing of tablet-based cognitive behavioral intervention application to improve a simple walking activity
Jeungok Choi1, Jean Lemieux Cody2, Sarah Fiske3
1College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 120 Skinner Hall, 651 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 USA.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to test usability of a tablet-based cognitive behavioral intervention ("Tab-CBI") application. Tab-CBI was designed to improve a simple walking activity for older adults with arthritis fatigue. Two phases of usability evaluation were conducted: phase I with 5 older adults to identify any initial design issues and phase II with 10 older adults to examine if Tab-CBI was seamlessly integrated into their daily living. Participants perceived that Tab-CBI was easy, light, and intuitive to use and helped them walking. They reported two key benefit as a motivator to make more active in walking and improved confidence of self-management of fatigue. They referred video recordings and videoconferencing communications as two preferable features. There were also comments for improvement, for example, a challenge for holding a tablet when videoconferencing communications. Participants comments were incorporated into a final version of Tab-CBI to prepare for a future pilot study.
