Empirical Studies on Usability of mHealth Apps: A Systematic Literature Review
Empirical Studies on Usability of mHealth Apps: A Systematic Literature Review
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DOI：
10.1007/s10916-014-0182-2
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发表时间：
2015-02-01
影响因子：
5.3
通讯作者：
Toval, Ambrosio
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作者：
Cruz Zapata, Belen;Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose;Toval, Ambrosio
智能手机和平板电脑的发布，提供了更先进的通信和计算能力，导致市场上移动健康的强劲出现。除了促进医生和患者之间的沟通外，移动医疗系统还被用于改善患者的生活和健康。目前，研究人员提出了针对痴呆症、自闭症、构音障碍、帕金森病等多种健康状况的mHealth应用程序。这些应用程序通常被使用移动的设备时遇到问题的人以及技术经验有限的人使用，可用性成为采用这些应用程序的关键因素。本文的目的是调查的经验可用性评估过程中描述的22个选定的研究相关的移动医疗应用程序通过系统性文献综述。我们的研究结果表明，经验评估方法采用的可用性，可以通过采用自动化机制得到改善。还应修订评价程序，以便将一种以上的方法联合收割机结合起来。本文将帮助研究人员和开发人员创建更多可用的应用程序。我们的研究证明了使健康应用程序适应用户需求的重要性。
The release of smartphones and tablets, which offer more advanced communication and computing capabilities, has led to the strong emergence of mHealth on the market. mHealth systems are being used to improve patients' lives and their health, in addition to facilitating communication between doctors and patients. Researchers are now proposing mHealth applications for many health conditions such as dementia, autism, dysarthria, Parkinson's disease, and so on. Usability becomes a key factor in the adoption of these applications, which are often used by people who have problems when using mobile devices and who have a limited experience of technology. The aim of this paper is to investigate the empirical usability evaluation processes described in a total of 22 selected studies related to mHealth applications by means of a Systematic Literature Review. Our results show that the empirical evaluation methods employed as regards usability could be improved by the adoption of automated mechanisms. The evaluation processes should also be revised to combine more than one method. This paper will help researchers and developers to create more usable applications. Our study demonstrates the importance of adapting health applications to users' need.