Usability assessment of a mobile app for patients with peripherally inserted central catheters

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate usability of the Meu PICC (My PICC) app for follow-up of outpatients using peripherally inserted central catheters through the validated System Usability Scale instrument. Method: a cross-sectional study that applied the System Usability Scale to 30 patients using peripherally inserted central catheters, ten nurses and eight Information and Communication Technology professionals to assess usability of the app. Results: a statistical difference was observed between age and usability (p=0.006), as well as a negative correlation between app use time and usability (p=0.002). As per the System Usability Scale adjectival classification, 40.0% and 33.3% of the patients considered the app as the best possible to be imagined and as excellent, respectively. In relation to the nurses, 70.0% considered the app as the best possible to be imagined and 20.0% as excellent; of the Information and Communication Technology professionals, 50.0% considered the app as the best possible to be imagined and the other 50.0%, as excellent. Conclusion: the usability assessment showed that patients, nurses and ICT professionals considered the app useful for monitoring patients using PICCs and evaluated it as appropriate, evaluating it as the best possible to be imagined or as excellent. These results corroborate use of the Meu PICC app in the monitoring of outpatient use of PICCs.

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“…These results are similar to those identified in this study 33 . Other studies reinforce that this scale assesses various aspects of usability and provides insights for educational technology design, identifying areas for improvement and development of more intuitive interfaces and providing relevant information for improving these technologies and guiding a design and content that is more familiar to target users 33,34,35 . In this study, the SUS contribution provided opportunities for adjustments and improvements in the different paths of the game, aiming to improve the game for patients' reality.…”

“…Given the need and relevance of assessing usability by users, as well as experts in the field and technology professionals [35][36][37] , two of these studies involving the HTx process reinforce the need for the product to be as close as possible to users so that it can meet the reality of these people while making it viable for use [36][37] .…”

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“…Outros estudos reforçam que essa escala avalia vários aspectos da usabilidade e fornece insights para o design de tecnologias educacionais, identificando áreas de melhoria e no desenvolvimento de interfaces mais intuitivas. Ademais, fornecendo informações relevantes para o aprimoramento dessas tecnologias e orientando um design e conteúdo mais familiar aos usuários alvo 33,34,35 . Neste estudo, a contribuição do SUS oportunizou ajustes e melhorias nos diferentes caminhos do jogo, visando aprimorar o jogo para a realidade dos pacientes.…”

“…Dada a necessidade e relevância de se avaliar a usabilidade pelos usuários, bem como por especialistas na área e profissionais da tecnologia [35][36][37] , dois desses estudos que envolvem o processo de transplantes reforçam a necessidade de o produto se aproximar o máximo possível do usuário para que este possa atender à realidade dessas pessoas, ao mesmo tempo em que se torna viável para ser utilizado [36][37] .…”

Evaluation of software technical quality for collecting data from patients under palliative care

“…As an example of ICT used in the healthcare sector, there are applications for mobile devices, which support patients and healthcare professionals in providing care. As an example, there is the point-of-care application, developed in Australia to promote adherence to good practice recommendations for managing symptoms of neurocognitive disorders ( 4 ) , the NeMo system, a mobile tool for home identification of neonatal diseases in Uganda ( 5 ) , and the Meu PICC application, developed in São Paulo for out-of-hospital monitoring of patients using peripherally inserted central catheters ( 6 ) .…”