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: Received: 12 September 2020 / Approved: 13 September 2020 / Online: 13 September 2020 (23:58:42 CEST)
How to cite:
Chaniaud, N.; Megalakaki, O.; Capo, S.; Loup-Escande, E. Effects of User Characteristics on the Usability of Home Connected Medical Device: The Case of Smart Angel. Preprints2020, 2020090305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0305.v1
Chaniaud, N.; Megalakaki, O.; Capo, S.; Loup-Escande, E. Effects of User Characteristics on the Usability of Home Connected Medical Device: The Case of Smart Angel. Preprints 2020, 2020090305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0305.v1
Chaniaud, N.; Megalakaki, O.; Capo, S.; Loup-Escande, E. Effects of User Characteristics on the Usability of Home Connected Medical Device: The Case of Smart Angel. Preprints2020, 2020090305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0305.v1
APA Style
Chaniaud, N., Megalakaki, O., Capo, S., & Loup-Escande, E. (2020). Effects of User Characteristics on the Usability of Home Connected Medical Device: The Case of<em> Smart Angel</em>. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0305.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Chaniaud, N., Sophie Capo and Emilie Loup-Escande. 2020 "Effects of User Characteristics on the Usability of Home Connected Medical Device: The Case of<em> Smart Angel</em>" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0305.v1
Abstract
The Smart Angel connected medical device allows ambulatory surgery patients to monitor their health by taking their own blood pressure and oxygen levels and by answering a health questionnaire from home. This preventive device must necessarily be "usable" by patients with different profiles. The objective of this article is, therefore, to better understand the links between certain characteristics of potential patients and usability. We conducted an experimental study involving thirty-six participants, investigating the effects of four patient characteristics (i.e. age, education, technophilia and health literacy) on usability measured in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. The results show a moderate correlation between age, health literacy and usability. However, there is a weak correlation between technophilia and usability and no relationship between the level of education and usability. This study provides theoretical insights into the effects of user characteristics by means of personas in usability (ISO 9241-11).
Keywords
user characteristics; home medical devices; usability
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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