Usability Evaluation of the Mask Mobile Application: The Official Application of the Iranian Government

Saeidnia, Hamid Reza; Karajizadeh, Mehrdad; Mohammadzadeh, Zahra; Abdoli, Shadi; Hassanzadeh, Mohammad

doi:10.30699/ijmm.16.1.49

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“…According to app evaluation studies, a mobile app has the most and best impact when it is designed at a standard and appropriate level in terms of functionality. Undoubtedly, this issue makes the developed m-health app more used by users [42,52]. The self-management mobile app in the generic section had a greater impact on quality of life than those in the cancer-specific section.…”

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Effectiveness of a self-management mobile app on the quality of life of women with breast cancer: a study in a developing country

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Background Self-management involves taking responsibility for personal health and taking the initiative to do so. This can be accomplished by learning information and skills that will help consider the difficulties may encounter during and after cancer treatment. With this perspective, we have aimed to develop a self-management mobile app for women with breast cancer in Iran and evaluate its impact on the quality of life of patients. Method This study is a methodological study in 2021. We developed the app during three phases. The first phase aimed at identifying educational content and designing user experience, the second phase aimed at developing and implementing the app, and the third phase aimed at evaluating pre-and post-implementation. Result In this study, an Android app for self-management women with breast cancer was developed. According to the results of the pre-and post-implementations among the most significant changes were in the quality of life level, highest respectively: social avoidance (Pre: 6.41–Post: 3.56), negative feelings (Pre: 5.93 - Post: 3.40), sexual function (Pre: 6.80 - Post: 5.04), sexual interest (Pre: 6.41 - Post: 4.75) and pain (Pre: 6.37 - Post: 4.97). And least the changes respectively: distress-family (Pre: 7 - Post: 7), distress-recurrence (Pre: 4.49 - Post: 4.38), benefits (Pre: 2.47 - Post: 3.12), appearance (Pre: 4.10 - Post: 3.32). Also, we calculated the usability evaluation of this app with the system usability scale (SUS); the overall rating score was 83/100, an excellent level (> 80.3), and a grade A. Conclusion The study shows that a breast cancer self-management app can support and improve the quality of life of women with breast cancer. We conducted this study to show that by developing a self-management app, women with breast cancer can improve their quality of life, − by increasing their self-management skills.

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“…In this study, the prototype was nalized, which is essential for designing the following application stages. As prototypes would allow designers to talk to users, resolve disagreements, reduce poor communication, and test ideas without investing a ton of time and money in programming (44,45), the proposed prototype could shed light on research in this area.…”

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A mobile application to reduce death anxiety during the covid-19 pandemic: design of a high-fidelity prototype

Shakeri

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Background Individuals, organizations and society were all affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased the level of death anxiety among people and patients. In cases of anxiety disorders such as death anxiety, exposure therapy is an effective and basic treatment method for which developing mobile-based applications and contents would help medical practitioners significantly. The current research aimed at reducing the burden of COVID-19 death anxiety by developing a prototype for a proposed mobile application. Methods The current article presents findings from an early project stage namely Exposure Therapy in Iran in which multiple interviews were conducted with psychologists for identifying criteria for content production. Afterward, two online workshops were held to develop a prototype for the user interface of the proposed application. Result Based on the interviews, contents on subjects like near-death experiences, habit control, death imagery, self-confidence, and anxiety management are the most essential criteria to be included in the mobile application. The online workshops emphasized the ease of use and usefulness of the mobile application. Finally, a prototype was designed as an initial version with the Figma software through high-fidelity technique. Conclusions For designing and developing suitable applications to relieve the anxiety caused by COVID-19 death, the identified criteria for content production and the proposed prototype would help software designers to develop related applications in the current challenging time.

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“…If the systems within smart masks became more complicated, these could become more uncomfortable and make users reluctant to wear them. Detailed surveys on usability and performance evaluation from daily life trials need to be conducted to ascertain the usability of smart masks [ 92 - 94 ]. Maximizing and optimizing the battery lifetime of the smart mask ensures user satisfaction and comfort [ 95 , 96 ].…”

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Beyond Pathogen Filtration: Possibility of Smart Masks as Wearable Devices for Personal and Group Health and Safety Management

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Kim²,

Kim³

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Face masks are an important way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the prolonged pandemic has revealed confounding problems with the current face masks, including not only the spread of the disease but also concurrent psychological, social, and economic complications. As face masks have been worn for a long time, people have been interested in expanding the purpose of masks from protection to comfort and health, leading to the release of various “smart” mask products around the world. To envision how the smart masks will be extended, this paper reviewed 25 smart masks (12 from commercial products and 13 from academic prototypes) that emerged after the pandemic. While most smart masks presented in the market focus on resolving problems with user breathing discomfort, which arise from prolonged use, academic prototypes were designed for not only sensing COVID-19 but also general health monitoring aspects. Further, we investigated several specific sensors that can be incorporated into the mask for expanding biophysical features. On a larger scale, we discussed the architecture and possible applications with the help of connected smart masks. Namely, beyond a personal sensing application, a group or community sensing application may share an aggregate version of information with the broader population. In addition, this kind of collaborative sensing will also address the challenges of individual sensing, such as reliability and coverage. Lastly, we identified possible service application fields and further considerations for actual use. Along with daily-life health monitoring, smart masks may function as a general respiratory health tool for sports training, in an emergency room or ambulatory setting, as protection for industry workers and firefighters, and for soldier safety and survivability. For further considerations, we investigated design aspects in terms of sensor reliability and reproducibility, ergonomic design for user acceptance, and privacy-aware data-handling. Overall, we aim to explore new possibilities by examining the latest research, sensor technologies, and application platform perspectives for smart masks as one of the promising wearable devices. By integrating biomarkers of respiration symptoms, a smart mask can be a truly cutting-edge device that expands further knowledge on health monitoring to reach the next level of wearables.

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Usability Evaluation of the Mask Mobile Application: The Official Application of the Iranian Government

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Effectiveness of a self-management mobile app on the quality of life of women with breast cancer: a study in a developing country

Effectiveness of a self-management mobile app on the quality of life of women with breast cancer: a study in a developing country

A mobile application to reduce death anxiety during the covid-19 pandemic: design of a high-fidelity prototype

Beyond Pathogen Filtration: Possibility of Smart Masks as Wearable Devices for Personal and Group Health and Safety Management

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