Evaluating Usability of Pregnancy Tracker Applications in Bangladesh: A Heuristic and Semiotic Evaluation

Kundu, Shusmoy; Kabir, Anusha; Islam, Muhammad Nazrul

doi:10.1109/r10-htc49770.2020.9357061

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“…To specify the necessary components in web app design, 2 nutrition web apps with the highest level of satisfaction were used. The second phase of the sample included 4 experts, consisting of two nutritionists and two medical informatics experts [10][11][12].…”

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Design and Usability Evaluation of Nutritional Counseling Web App (Virtual Clinic) for Pregnant Women

Dahri,

Zarei Shargh,

Sahebzamani

et al. 2023

Front Health Inform

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Introduction: Nutrition counseling web apps have the ability to improve the quality of health care. The purpose of this study is to design and evaluate the usability of a nutrition counseling web app (virtual clinic) for pregnant women.Material and Methods: It was a descriptive-cross-sectional applied study that first designed and then examined the nutritional counseling web app (virtual clinic) for pregnant women using the heuristic evaluation method. The data was collected with a standard form designed based on the heuristic method. Data analysis was done with SPSS version 26.Results: The number of known individual problems was 34. The highest number of problems was related to the flexibility and efficiency component and the lowest number was related to the component of helping users in diagnosing, identifying and correcting errors. In the end, all the problems identified in the web app were solved and it was given to the evaluators again, and in the end, a score of zero was assigned to all the components, meaning no problem.Conclusion: Compliance with existing standards and rules in the design of web app user interfaces, such as the heuristics mentioned in this study, can reduce problems.

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Design and Usability Evaluation of Nutritional Counseling Web App (Virtual Clinic) for Pregnant Women

Dahri,

Zarei Shargh,

Sahebzamani

et al. 2023

Front Health Inform

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“…This pregnancy app will keep users calm throughout their pregnancy. It will let you know what's happening with your unborn, week by week, from that positive pregnancy test to delivery [44] .…”

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Mobile health apps for pregnant women usability and quality rating scales: a systematic review

Mazaheri Habibi,

Moghbeli,

Langarizadeh

et al. 2024

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Objective This study is to identify the apps used by pregnant women during the technology era and to choose the best app from the point of view of pregnant women and experts. Methods The article is a research article that uses PRISMA flowchart. Given that there are many apps in the field of pregnancy and due to technological advances, the articles of the last 13 years that have been scientifically published in the databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct have been analyzed. The most widely used and, at the same time, the best app is introduced in terms of its high usability in users’ attitude. Finally, Apps will be compared in terms of accuracy, precision, and usability of the dimensions of Jacob Nielsen's five principles. Results According to the search strategy, 23 articles were identified qualitatively by reviewing both authors. Then, the types of apps were divided into three general categories, pregnant entertainment apps, pregnant information apps, and monitoring apps for mothers' physical health. Finally, 10 apps were selected and the Amila app was introduced as the best due to its high usability (Effectiveness %66.66) and users’ satisfaction or women’s choice (%98). Conclusion Using trusted apps to maintain their health and reduce traffic will be very important. Given that this research article was written with the aim of choosing the best app, that not only provides the required information to mothers, but also the ability to interact with doctors and specialists.

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“…The study found that rural and illiterate people are not educating and motivating enough to use the systems in spite of facing difficulties in accessing and using the digital systems due to the lack of usability and UX. The resent studies also showed the IT systems developed in Bangladesh are facing the noticeable problems of usability, accessibility, and good UX, which creates hindrance to use the ICT systems (Islam et al, 2020c; Kundu et al, 2020; Muaz et al, 2021; Rahman et al, 2020). Again, the study found that UI design in multiple languages may enhance the usages and access of ICT (e.g., Bengali, English), which is also noticed in the recent studies as well (Islam et al (2020a)).…”

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Exploring the Fundamental Factors of Digital Inequality in Bangladesh

Islam¹,

Inan²

2021

Sage Open

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Digital inequality is imperative to combat the perpetuation of national development and significantly exists in developing countries. Thus, the purpose of this article is to provide the underlying factors of creating digital inequality in Bangladesh. A mixed-method research approach was followed where both the qualitative and quantitative data were collected using focus group discussion (FGD), semi-structured interviews, and survey. The FGD and interviews were replicated with a total of 60 participants (each study with 30 participants), while 326 respondents participated in the survey study. The content analysis, word cloud, affinity diagram, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. As an outcome, the studies revealed 23 factors that create digital inequality in Bangladesh. The factors were clustered into five groups (referred as elements) of digital inequality through an affinity diagram. The resultant elements of digital inequality were educational, infrastructural, social, economic, and usable design. The results reflect on what factors should consider ensuring the inclusion, adoption, and contributions of information and communications technology in Bangladesh, which in turn contributes to reducing the digital inequality in Bangladesh. As a practical contribution, this research provides an in-depth scenario of digital inclusion and exclusion in Bangladesh, and the underline factors of creating digital inequality, so that nongovernmental organizations and government organizations may take necessary initiatives toward each dimension of digital inequality. The results also include identification of future research agenda toward reducing digital inequality.

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Evaluating Usability of Pregnancy Tracker Applications in Bangladesh: A Heuristic and Semiotic Evaluation

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Design and Usability Evaluation of Nutritional Counseling Web App (Virtual Clinic) for Pregnant Women

Design and Usability Evaluation of Nutritional Counseling Web App (Virtual Clinic) for Pregnant Women

Mobile health apps for pregnant women usability and quality rating scales: a systematic review

Exploring the Fundamental Factors of Digital Inequality in Bangladesh

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