User-centered Design of a Texas WIC App: A Focus Group Investigation
| Autor: | Brittany Reese Markides, Monica Silva, Kenneth Scott Smith, Sylvia Crixell, Lesli Biediger-Friedman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Health (social science) Adolescent 020205 medical informatics Social Psychology Health Behavior MEDLINE Health Promotion 02 engineering and technology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Software Design mental disorders Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans 030212 general & internal medicine User-centered design Medical education business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Mobile Applications Texas Focus group Access to information Trustworthiness Smartphone app Software design Female Food Assistance business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Behavior. 40:461-471 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7359 1087-3244 |
| DOI: | 10.5993/ajhb.40.4.8 |
| Popis: | Objective The purpose of this research was to conduct the first stages of a user-centered design of a smartphone app designed to improve health behaviors among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Texas. Methods Focus groups explored facilitators and barriers to health behaviors, current use of apps, and desired features in a WIC app. Results Facilitators to improve health behaviors included access to information, support from healthcare practitioners and family, and implementation of strategies. Current app use themes included texting/chatting, accessing information, tracking/locating, planning/scheduling, sharing, and gaming. Frequencies of key themes within and across groups were used to inform app prototype design. Mock-ups of 15 prototype features were developed based on themes of facilitators and currently used app features. Participants agreed that having all features combined into a single WIC app would be convenient and provide trustworthy information from WIC. Conclusions The enthusiasm of focus group participants for a comprehensive WIC app suggests that this initiative is timely, and that an app has potential to improve health behaviors. Future research should continue the user-centered design process through further evaluation of prototype features, incorporating cultural preferences at every step. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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