Evaluation of a High-Risk Clinical Guideline through implementation of Usability Evaluation
Autor: | Matthew C. Scanlon, Sydney Newton, Sarah Yale, John Gosbee |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 65:1357-1361 |
ISSN: | 1071-1813 2169-5067 |
Popis: | This paper des cribes the use of heuristic evaluation on a clinical guideline for the treatmentof diabetic ketoacidosis, a medical emergency. After an hour of instruction, two novices tousability testing applied a heuristic tool revealing numerous usability issues in the dom ainsof metaphor, organization, typology and layout. When compared to Nielsen’s principles ofheuristics, the findings identified multiple sources of potential error. A dditionally, thispaper demonstrates that novices to usability testing can perform effective heuristicevaluation with limited training and the use of a heuristic tool. The findings will guideredesign of the studied guideline as well as prompt and more readily accessible usabilitytesting of other high-risk and high-volume clinical guidelines. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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