A Preliminary Usability Evaluation of Hemo@Care: A Web-Based Application for Managing Clinical Information in Hemophilia Care

  • Authors:

  • Vasco Saavedra;Leonor Teixeira;Carlos Ferreira;Beatriz Sousa Santos

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering, University of Aveiro Portugal,;Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering, University of Aveiro Portugal, and Governance, Competitiveness and Public Politics (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro Portugal,;Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering, University of Aveiro Portugal, and Operational Research Centre (CIO), University of Lisbon Portugal,;Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro Portugal, and Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA), Portugal

  • Venue:
  • HCD 09 Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Human Centered Design: Held as Part of HCI International 2009
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In this work, an overall description of the methods used and the results obtained in the on-going evaluation of hemo@care is presented. To help understanding the methods and results, we first give an overview of the main functionalities of hemo@care , which is a web application to manage the clinical information in hemophilia care, developed to be used by hematologists, nursing staff and patients suffering from hemophilia. Following we described the methods used in this particular evaluation, and finally we present the main results and general conclusions of these preliminary usability evaluation.