Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design
BackgroundDespite the detailed patient package inserts (PPIs) with prescription drugs that communicate crucial information about safety, there is a critical gap between patient understanding and the knowledge presented. As a result, patients may suffer from adverse events. We propose using human fac...
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| author | Roosan, Don Li, Yan Law, Anandi Truong, Huy Karim, Mazharul Chok, Jay Roosan, Moom |
| author_facet | Roosan, Don Li, Yan Law, Anandi Truong, Huy Karim, Mazharul Chok, Jay Roosan, Moom |
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| description | BackgroundDespite the detailed patient package inserts (PPIs) with prescription drugs that communicate crucial information about safety, there is a critical gap between patient understanding and the knowledge presented. As a result, patients may suffer from adverse events. We propose using human factors design methodologies such as hierarchical task analysis (HTA) and interactive visualization to bridge this gap. We hypothesize that an innovative mobile app employing human factors design with an interactive visualization can deliver PPI information aligned with patients’ information processing heuristics. Such an app may help patients gain an improved overall knowledge of medications.
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of designing an interactive visualization-based mobile app using an HTA approach through a mobile prototype.
MethodsTwo pharmacists constructed the HTA for the drug risperidone. Later, the specific requirements of the design were translated using infographics. We transferred the wireframes of the prototype into an interactive user interface. Finally, a usability evaluation of the mobile health app was conducted.
ResultsA mobile app prototype using HTA and infographics was successfully created. We reiterated the design based on the specific recommendations from the usability evaluations.
ConclusionsUsing HTA methodology, we successfully created a mobile prototype for delivering PPI on the drug risperidone to patients. The hierarchical goals and subgoals were translated into a mobile prototype. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ba289297b18416b9e4ecf87162b46322022-12-21T23:21:45ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR mHealth and uHealth2291-52222019-11-01711e1594010.2196/15940Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors DesignRoosan, DonLi, YanLaw, AnandiTruong, HuyKarim, MazharulChok, JayRoosan, MoomBackgroundDespite the detailed patient package inserts (PPIs) with prescription drugs that communicate crucial information about safety, there is a critical gap between patient understanding and the knowledge presented. As a result, patients may suffer from adverse events. We propose using human factors design methodologies such as hierarchical task analysis (HTA) and interactive visualization to bridge this gap. We hypothesize that an innovative mobile app employing human factors design with an interactive visualization can deliver PPI information aligned with patients’ information processing heuristics. Such an app may help patients gain an improved overall knowledge of medications. ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of designing an interactive visualization-based mobile app using an HTA approach through a mobile prototype. MethodsTwo pharmacists constructed the HTA for the drug risperidone. Later, the specific requirements of the design were translated using infographics. We transferred the wireframes of the prototype into an interactive user interface. Finally, a usability evaluation of the mobile health app was conducted. ResultsA mobile app prototype using HTA and infographics was successfully created. We reiterated the design based on the specific recommendations from the usability evaluations. ConclusionsUsing HTA methodology, we successfully created a mobile prototype for delivering PPI on the drug risperidone to patients. The hierarchical goals and subgoals were translated into a mobile prototype.http://mhealth.jmir.org/2019/11/e15940/ |
| spellingShingle | Roosan, Don Li, Yan Law, Anandi Truong, Huy Karim, Mazharul Chok, Jay Roosan, Moom Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
| title | Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design |
| title_full | Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design |
| title_fullStr | Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design |
| title_short | Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design |
| title_sort | improving medication information presentation through interactive visualization in mobile apps human factors design |
| url | http://mhealth.jmir.org/2019/11/e15940/ |
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