Usabilty Evaluation of a Prototype Mobile App for Health Management for Persons Living with HIV
Mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) have the potential to support self management and improve health outcomes in persons living with HIV (PLWH) In this paper, we report on the final step in a three stage user centered design process for the development of a mHealth app for PLWH. We conducted a usability evaluation with 10 targeted end users and a heuristic evaluation with 5 persons with informatics expertise to assess the usability of a prototype mHealth app for PLWH to manage their health. At the end of our usability evaluation, we finalized a Design Document that included the user interface design and functional specifications of the mHealth app. The functional areas which were identified at the end of our iterative process included: Communication, Reminders, Medication Logs, Lab Reports, Pharmacy Info, Nutrition and Fitness, Resources and Settings.
Nursing Informatics