Usability Assessment of the Missouri Cancer Registry’s Published Interactive Mapping Reports: Round Two

Abstract

Background: Health-related data’s users have trouble understanding and interpreting combined statistical and mapping information. This is the second round of a usability study conducted after we modified and simplified our tested maps based on the first round’s results. Objective: To explore if the tested maps’ usability improved by modifying the maps according to the first round’s resultsMethods: We recruited 13 cancer professionals from National American Central Cancer registries (NACCR) 2016 conference. The study involved three phases per participant: A pretest questionnaire, the multi-task usability test, and the System Usability Scale (SUS). Software was used to record the computer screen during the trial and the users’ spoken comments. We measured several qualitative and quantitative usability metrics. The study’s data was analyzed using spreadsheet software.Results: In the current study, unlike the previous round, there was no significant statistical relationship between the subjects’ performance on the study test and the experience in GIS tools (P = .17 previously was .03). Three out of the four (75%) of our subjects with a bachelor’s degree or less accomplished the given tasks effectively and efficiently. This study developed a comparable satisfaction results to the first round study, despite that the previous round’s participants were highly educated and more experienced with GIS.Conclusion: By considering the round one’s results and by updating our maps, we made the tested maps simpler to be used by subjects who have little experience in using GIS technology, and have little spatial and statistical knowledge.

Usability Testing of a Patient-Centered Mobile Health App for Supporting and Guiding the Pediatric Emergency Department Patient Journey: Mixed Methods Study

“…Task completion rate (TCR) per participant , that is, the percentage of tasks successfully completed, whether with ease or difficulty [ 59 ]. This is calculated using the following equation:…”

“…Time-based efficiency (TBE) is defined as the time spent by users in absolute value to ensure the accurate and complete achievement of tasks using the 2 equations described in a study by Ben Ramadan et al [ 59 ].…”

“…Overall relative efficiency (ORE) is defined as the ratio of the time spent by effective users to ensure accurate and complete achievement of tasks to the total time taken by all users (ie, including the time spent by ineffective users) using the 2 equations described in a study by Ben Ramadan et al [ 59 ].…”

LionVu 2.0 Usability Assessment for Pennsylvania, United States

“…Web maps that went through a usability assessment also need to have responsive Usability studies in the health field included methodologies such as concordance or consensus building [2,3], discordance or tension [4], qualitative weight and sum method [5], mixed methods [6], focus groups [7], or surveys [8]. One of the more relevant investigations was a two-part study that analyzed existing Missouri printed maps (InstantAtlas) in a web mapping tool, which were developed by the Missouri Department of Health [9,10]. This usability assessment was conducted during two time periods with part one being completed by a subset of college students first, followed by a second usability assessment including a subset of health professionals.…”