Journal article
The Use of Think-Aloud to Evaluate a Navigation Structure for a Multimedia Health and Wellness Application for Older Adults and Their Caregivers
Educational gerontology, Vol.41(12), pp.916-929
12/02/2015
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2015.1071586
Abstract
Despite the increasing use of health information technologies (HITs) for older adults living in the community and their caregivers, few have been rigorously evaluated for usability by the end users. Think-aloud protocols are a relatively easy method for both clinicians and researchers to use with older adults and those therapists that work with them to provide such an evaluation. In the present report, we provide an exemplar using this method in order to evaluate the usability of a health and wellness technology tool designed for older adults and caregivers. In addition, we discuss methodological and practical considerations for others interested in this approach. The methodology described in this study is easy and practical to undertake, and it can be effectively conducted by researchers and clinicians to find usability issues related to HITs for older adults and their caregivers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Use of Think-Aloud to Evaluate a Navigation Structure for a Multimedia Health and Wellness Application for Older Adults and Their Caregivers
- Creators
- Jane Chung - Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of WashingtonShomir Chaudhuri - Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of WashingtonThai Le - Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of WashingtonNai-Ching Chi - Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of WashingtonHilaire J Thompson - Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of WashingtonGeorge Demiris - Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Educational gerontology, Vol.41(12), pp.916-929
- DOI
- 10.1080/03601277.2015.1071586
- ISSN
- 0360-1277
- eISSN
- 1521-0472
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- This work was supported in part by the scholarship from the Dan David Foundation, Israel and the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Health Informatics Training Grant T15LM007442.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/02/2015
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984064279102771
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