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Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly
Joint Authors
Isaković, Maša
Sedlar, Urban
Volk, Mojca
Bešter, Janez
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diabetes mellitus has high prevalence in the ageing population and is often accompanied by other comorbidities, such as Alzheimer’s disease, and general disabilities, such as poor eyesight.
These comorbidities have redefined ways in which patients use mHealth apps, including diabetes apps.
The latter have proven benefits for monitoring blood glucose levels and insulin tracking in the general population.
In this paper, we analyse a diabetes monitoring app DeStress Assistant (DeSA), which was developed as a part of an EU project and tested in a hospital setting.
Due to the increasing number of older adults, we wanted to ensure the app was suitable for that demographic.
Based on a number of supervised tests, we show that the app, which was developed with the help of workshops and feedback from tech-savvy patients and clinicians, is difficult to use by elderly users.
We demonstrate that with a small number of changes it is possible to raise the usability of the app in a number of categories.
We summarise the lessons learned in the discussion.
Our findings demonstrate that special care needs to be taken when developing mHealth apps for the elderly population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Isaković, Maša& Sedlar, Urban& Volk, Mojca& Bešter, Janez. 2016. Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1107973
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Isaković, Maša…[et al.]. Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1107973
American Medical Association (AMA)
Isaković, Maša& Sedlar, Urban& Volk, Mojca& Bešter, Janez. Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1107973
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1107973