Design and development of a mobile app of drug information for people with visual impairment

Madrigal-Cadavid, Juliana; Amariles, Pedro; Pino-Marín, Daniel; Granados, Johan; Giraldo, Newar

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.02.013

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“…The the main problem from this studies that it was difficult to use smart technology based on their experience due to functionality issues, difficulty in accessing information from various sources, misunderstanding the information provided by the system and the fact that most applications did not support a disability mode [11,[17][18][19]. This showed that the main problem with currently-available mobile pharmaceutical applications or Fig.…”

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“…However, few applications on smartphones have been specifically designed with functions that benefit people with impaired vision or have vision disability modes. Despite evidence of the existence of more than a thousand commercial health applications [11], there are limited mobile applications for users who are visually-impaired, and those that are available fail to meet the required standard of quality, design and accessibility [17][18][19].…”

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Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

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Khuwuthyakorn

Wientong

et al. 2021

BMC Med Inform Decis Mak

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Background Most mobile pharmaceutical applications produced for people with visual disabilities in Thailand fail to meet the required standard due to poor-quality regulations, defective design, lack of user support and impracticality; as a result, visually-impaired people are unable to use them. This research is motivated by the limited use of this technology in primary medical services and its aim is to enable people with disabilities to access effective digital health information. The research objective is to analyse, design and develop a mobile pharmaceutical application with functions that are appropriate for visually-impaired users, and test its usability. Results Based on the design and development of the application, it contained five necessary functions. When testing the usability and users’ satisfaction, it was found that the input or fill of information in the application was of low usability. According to the test results, the medicinal database function was missing 71 times and the voice command function was missing 34 times. Based on users’ satisfaction results, users who had the highest level of usage gave higher average scores to users’ attitude, users’ confidence, user interface and system performance than those with lower levels of usage. The scores of both groups were found to be the same when discussing the implementation of the development. Conclusions This mobile application, which was developed based on the use of smart technology, will play an important role in supporting visually-impaired people in Thailand by enhancing the efficacy of self-care. The design and development of the application will ensure the suitability of many functions for visually-impaired users. However, despite the high functional capacity of the application, the gap in healthcare services between the general public and disabled groups will still exist if users have inadequate IT skills.

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Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

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Khuwuthyakorn

Wientong

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BMC Med Inform Decis Mak

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“…Moreover, cognitive ergonomics is necessary. For visually impaired users [ 48 ], the creative use of pictures can help them communicate better [ 49 ]. Furthermore, for the elderly [ 50 ], pictograms are the easiest way for them to better understand.…”

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Personalized and Self-Management: Systematic Search and Evaluation Quality Factors and User Preference of Drug Reference Apps in Taiwan

Chen

Liao

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JPM

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Background: Drug reference apps promote self-management and improve the efficiency and quality of work for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients. This study aimed to describe a systematic and stepwise process to identify drug reference apps in Taiwan, assess the quality of these apps, and analyze the influential factors for user ratings. Methods: A two-step algorithm (KESS) consisting of keyword growing and systematic search was proposed. Seven independent reviewers were trained to evaluate these apps using Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). A logistic regression model was fitted and average marginal effects (AME) were calculated to identify the effects of factors for higher user ratings. Results: A total of 23 drug reference apps in Taiwan were identified and analyzed. Generally, these drug reference apps were evaluated as acceptable quality with an average MARS score of 3.23. Higher user engagement, more functionality, better aesthetics, and more information associated with higher user ratings. Navigation is the most influential factor on higher user ratings (AME: 13.15%) followed by performance (AME: 11.03%), visual appeal (AME: 10.87%), credibility (AME: 10.67%), and quantity of information (AME: 10.42%). Conclusions: User experience and information clearly affect user ratings of drug reference apps. Five key factors should be considered when designing drug reference apps.

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“…One potential improvement would be the adoption of strategies involving modern digital information technologies, the most frequently means exploited to communicate messages supporting vaccine hesitancy [27][28][29][30][31]. One suggestion is the development of electronic leaflets, scanning a code on the vaccine container with a smartphone or tablet to display the information typically provided in the PPL [32,33].…”

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Replacing vaccine paper package inserts: a multi-country questionnaire study on the acceptability of an electronic replacement in different target groups

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Background In the European Union it is mandatory to include paper package leaflets (PPL) with all medicines, including vaccines, to inform the recipient. However, it is difficult to meet the necessity for localized PPLs in each of the 24 official European languages. Replacing PPLs with electronic versions offers many advantages including redistribution across nations, reduced storage space, accessibility by the visually impaired, easily updated information or the addition of video content. We wanted to assess the attitudes of patients (vaccine recipients or their parents) to the potential of replacing PPL with electronic versions. Methods We surveyed vaccinees or their parents in four European countries—Belgium, Italy, Bulgaria and France—for their actual use of vaccine PPLs and their opinions about switching to an electronic package leaflet. Our survey was conducted online because of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulted in 2518 responses to a questionnaire targeted at three specific groups with particular information needs: parents of young children, pregnant women and the elderly (≥ 60 years). Results Our main findings are that currently vaccine PPLs are rarely used and frequently unavailable for the vaccinee. Across the four countries surveyed 55–82% of vaccinees would accept an electronic version, as did 64% when there was an option to request a printout of the leaflet. Conclusions We found that switching to electronic versions of vaccine PPLs is an acceptable alternative for the public, potentially increasing the quality and amount of information reaching vaccinees while eliminating some barriers to redistribution of vaccines between countries.

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Design and development of a mobile app of drug information for people with visual impairment

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Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

Personalized and Self-Management: Systematic Search and Evaluation Quality Factors and User Preference of Drug Reference Apps in Taiwan

Replacing vaccine paper package inserts: a multi-country questionnaire study on the acceptability of an electronic replacement in different target groups

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