Using tablet computers compared to interactive voice response to improve subject recruitment in osteoporosis pragmatic clinical trials: feasibility, satisfaction, and sample size by Mudano AS, Gary LC, Oliveira AL, Melton M, Wright NC, Curtis JR, Delzell E, Harrington TM, Kilgore ML, Lewis CE,Singh JA, Warriner AH, Pace WD, Saag KG

“…Women using the tablet computer were able to complete all screening questions consistently and showed a nonsignificant trend towards greater ease of use and willingness to spend more time in their physician's office compared to those using IVRS. …”
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Software proyecto y presupuesto de una investigación en salud A software project and estimate of a health research by Manuel Piloto Morejón

“…It is applicable and of small size (KB), reliable and efficient, having ease of use and maintenance having at the same time social, technological, scientific and economic benefits. …”
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Barriers to and Facilitators of the Use of Digital Tools in Primary Care to Deliver Physical Activity Advice: Semistructured Interviews and Thematic Analysis by Paulina Bondaronek, Samuel J Dicken, Seth Singh Jennings, Verity Mallion, Chryssa Stefanidou

“…The most notable influences within physical opportunity were limited digital tools to prompt/support the provision of PA advice, time constraints, efficiency of digital tools, simplicity and ease of use of digital tools, and integration with existing systems. …”
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Recording of Social Determinants in Computerized Medical Records in Primary Care Consultations: Quasi-Experimental Study by Berta Rodoreda-Pallàs, Iris Lumillo-Gutiérrez, Queralt Miró Catalina, Eva Torra Escarrer, Jaume Sanahuja Juncadella, Victoria Morin Fraile

“…The choice was made taking into account the ease of use, benefit, and existing terminology. The intervention, based on the integration of a checklist, was integrated as part of the usual multidisciplinary clinical workflow in primary care consultations to influence the recording of these determinants in the patient's computerized medical record. …”
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Usability and feasibility of health IT interventions to enhance Self-Care for Lymphedema Symptom Management in breast cancer survivors by Mei R. Fu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Deborah Axelrod, MD, FACS, Amber A. Guth, MD, FACS, Yao Wang, PhD, Joan Scagliola, MSN, RN, Karen Hiotis, MD, Kavita Rampertaap, RN, BSN, CPON, Nardin El-Shammaa, BA

“…A heuristic evaluation checklist, the Perceived Ease of Use and Usefulness Questionnaire, and The Post Study System Usability Questionnaire were used to evaluate usability of the system. …”
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New Compound and Hybrid Binding Energy Sputter Model for Modeling Purposes in Agreement with Experimental Data by Noah Jäggi, Andreas Mutzke, Herbert Biber, Johannes Brötzner, Paul Stefan Szabo, Friedrich Aumayr, Peter Wurz, André Galli

“…The model thus serves its purpose of widespread applicability and ease of use for modelers of rocky body exospheres.…”
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Toward patient-centered treatment goals for duchenne muscular dystrophy: insights from the “Your Voice” study by Carolyn E. Schwartz, Skyler Jackson, James Valentine, Natalie Miller, Linda Lowes, Danielle Edwards, Christine McSherry, Dimitrios Savva, Alex Lowe, Jordan McSherry, Patti Engel

“…Goals for new DMD treatments focused on functional goals, general QOL goals, and concerns about safety, ease of use, and effectiveness. Conclusion This study provides useful information about treatment goals for DMD from the perspective of patients and their caregivers. …”
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Mobile app for personalized sleep–wake management for shift workers: A user testing trial by Jade M. Murray, Michelle Magee, Emma S. Giliberto, Lauren A. Booker, Andrew J. Tucker, Beth Galaska, Sara M. Sibenaller, Sharon A. Baer, Svetlana Postnova, Thijs A.C. Sondag, Andrew J.K. Phillips, Tracey L. Sletten, Mark E. Howard, Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam

“…Satisfaction with schedule management, integration into daily routine and influence on behaviour were used to determine engagement, while the usability was assessed for functionality and ease of use of features. Results Total sleep time ( P  = .04), ability to fall asleep ( P  < .001), quality of sleep ( P  = .001), insomnia ( P  = .02), sleep hygiene ( P  = .01), sleep-related impairments ( P  = .001), anxiety ( P  = .001), and stress ( P  = .006) were all improved, with non-significant improvements in recovery on days off ( P  = .19) and depression ( P  = .07). …”
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Co-design of an Augmented Reality Asthma Inhaler Educational Intervention for Children: Development and Usability Study by Antonia O'Connor, Andrew Tai, Malcolm Brinn, Amy Nguyen Thuc Hien Hoang, Daniele Cataldi, Kristin Carson-Chahhoud

“…Throughout all rounds, the ease of use of the app and the novel nature of the intervention were frequently described. …”
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Psychoeducational Social Anxiety Mobile Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores, Content Analysis, and Evaluation by Trent Ernest Hammond, Lisa Lampe, Andrew Campbell, Steve Perisic, Vlasios Brakoulias

“…On the basis of the MARS app quality rating subscale (sections A-D), the apps functioned well in performance, ease of use, navigation, and gestural design. However, app quality was less favorable when rated using the MARS app subjective quality subscale (section E). …”
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Public awareness of the medical ID feature on smartphones in Jeddah in 2020 by Maan Jamjoom, Abdulelah S. Abualfraj, Ahmad S. Mogaddam, Abdulrahman A. Aljohani, Faisal Aseeri

“…The study findings add to the nationwide data on this issue and provide an objective measurement of medical ID awareness which can guide future efforts concerning educating the public and HCPs about this feature&apos;s importance and ease of use. [SJEMed 2021; 2(3.000): 250-256]…”
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Pengaruh Internet Banking Terhadap Minat Nasabah Dalam Bertransaksi Dengan Technology Acceptance Model by Evi Yani, Ade Fitria Lestari, Hilda Amalia, Ari Puspita

“…Keywords : Internet banking, Technology Acceptance Model, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness…”
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One size does not fit all: Participants’ experiences of the selfBACK app to support self-management of low back pain—a qualitative interview study by Malene J. Svendsen, Barbara I. Nicholl, Frances S. Mair, Karen Wood, Charlotte D. N. Rasmussen, Mette J. Stochkendahl

“…Key facilitating factors were preferences and beliefs favoring self-management, a friendly, motivational, and reassuring supporter, tailoring and personalization, convenience and ease of use, trustworthiness, perceiving benefits, and tracking achievements. …”
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A High-Throughput Fast Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Method for Deoxynivalenol Quantification in Wheat Grain by Lipu Wang, Deborah Michel, Wentao Zhang, Anas El-Aneed, Pierre R. Fobert, Yuefeng Ruan, Samia Berraies, Richard Cuthbert, Hadley R. Kutcher

“…Obtained results highly correlated with the conventional immunological method for all tested samples. With its ease of use, rapid sample analysis, and high sensitivity and accuracy, the method could be integrated into current FHB breeding programs to increase breeding efficiency and accelerate screening progress to identify germplasm with increased resistance to DON accumulation. …”
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Electrochemical Biosensor Employing Bi₂S₃ Nanocrystals-Modified Electrode for Bladder Cancer Biomarker Detection by Yunong Zhao, Yanbing Tao, Qing Huang, Jing Huang, Jiayu Kuang, Ruiqin Gu, Pei Zeng, Hua-Yao Li, Huageng Liang, Huan Liu

“…The sensitive and specific electrochemical biosensor possessed the characteristics of rapidity, ease-of-use, and non-invasive detection, indicating the application prospect in the early screening of bladder cancer and other diseases.…”
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Using the Stay Strong App for the Well-being of Indigenous Australian Prisoners: Feasibility Study by Elke Perdacher, David Kavanagh, Jeanie Sheffield, Karyn Healy, Penny Dale, Edward Heffernan

“…Acceptability of the app by clients and practitioners at a practice level was demonstrated, with nine themes emerging across the interviews: satisfaction with the current Stay Strong app, supported client goal setting, increased client self-insight, improved client empowerment, cultural appropriateness, enhanced engagement, ease of use, problems with using an Android emulator, and recommendations to improve personalization. …”
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Exercise snacking to improve physical function in pre-frail older adult memory clinic patients: a 28-day pilot study by Max J. Western, Tomas Welsh, Kristen Keen, Vanessa Bishop, Oliver J. Perkin

“…Qualitative findings suggested the ease of use, flexibility of the programme, and perceived effectiveness was important, and particularly useful for non-exercisers. …”
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Establishing the relationship of inhaler satisfaction, treatment adherence, and patient outcomes: a prospective, real-world, cross-sectional survey of US adult asthma patients and... by David Price, Brooke Harrow, Mark Small, James Pike, Victoria Higgins

“…Attributes associated with device satisfaction included patient perceptions of consistency in the amount of drug delivery to the lungs, ease of use, and feedback about the number of remaining doses.Conclusions Higher patient satisfaction with their asthma drug delivery inhaler device is a significant predictor of more favorable clinical outcomes while allergic rhinitis and smoking history were negatively associated with optimal control of asthma. …”
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Human-Centered Design of a Digital Health Tool to Promote Effective Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure: Mixed Methods Study by William Johnston, Alison Keogh, Jane Dickson, Stephen J Leslie, Peter Megyesi, Rachelle Connolly, David Burke, Brian Caulfield

“…A 2-week user testing phase highlighted the ease of use of the system, with patients demonstrating excellent adherence. …”
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Westdrive X LoopAR: An Open-Access Virtual Reality Project in Unity for Evaluating User Interaction Methods during Takeover Requests by Farbod N. Nezami, Maximilian A. Wächter, Nora Maleki, Philipp Spaniol, Lea M. Kühne, Anke Haas, Johannes M. Pingel, Linus Tiemann, Frederik Nienhaus, Lynn Keller, Sabine U. König, Peter König, Gordon Pipa

“…All the main functions are integrated into the graphical user interface of the Unity^® editor or are available as prefab variants to ease the use of the embedded functionalities. This project’s primary purpose is to serve as an open-access, cost-efficient toolkit that enables interested researchers to conduct realistic virtual reality research studies without costly and immobile simulators. …”
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