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Designing interfaces for digital physical ability self-assessment: a user-centered iterative approach.

Agnieszka Jaff1, Mia Folke1, Annica Kristoffersson1

  • 1Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.

Frontiers in Digital Health
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User interface design significantly impacts digital physical ability self-assessments. Poor UI design leads to errors in exercise execution and self-judgment, highlighting the need for better digital health tools.

Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Rehabilitation Technology

Background:

  • Digital self-assessments offer accessible alternatives to objective physical ability tests.
  • User interface (UI) design is critical for accurate self-assessment outcomes.
  • Effective UIs must support correct exercise execution and user interpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how UI design influences users' interpretation, execution, and self-assessment in digital physical ability tests.
  • To identify usability breakdowns in digital exercise assessment tools.
  • To develop design principles for improved digital physical ability self-assessment interfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Iterative, user-centered design approach with six prototype versions.
Keywords:
digital exercise toolsexercise-based assessmentphysical abilityphysical activity self-assessment toolphysical function assessmentusabilityuser interface (UI) design

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  • Four usability testing phases involving 24 working-age adults.
  • Qualitative analysis of think-aloud usability tests during a tempo-guided chair squat exercise.

    • Main Results:

    • Recurring usability issues included misinterpreting tempo cues, unclear execution boundaries, and loss of repetition awareness.
    • Insufficient visual support, overlooked safety information, and interface inconsistencies were identified.
    • Systematic execution errors and misjudgments of quality occurred due to UI design flaws.

    Conclusions:

    • Digital physical ability self-assessment is a cognitively and physically demanding interaction.
    • Transferable design principles can enhance the accuracy of self-assessments.
    • Findings offer insights for exercise-based UIs, requiring further validation for broader generalizability.