Designing for usability: key principles and what designers think
Communications of the ACM
Universal Access in the Information Society
A user-centered framework for redesigning health care interfaces
Journal of Biomedical Informatics - Special issue: Human-centered computing in health information systems. Part 1: Analysis and design
Effect of age and Parkinson's disease on cursor positioning using a mouse
Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Handbook of Usability TestingXXX: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests
Handbook of Usability TestingXXX: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests
A review of assistive technologies for people with Parkinson's disease
Technology and Health Care - Smart Environments: Technology to Support Healthcare
Cueing for drooling in Parkinson's disease
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Sample size in usability studies
Communications of the ACM
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition, requiring frequent medication adjustments. In parallel, non-adherence to medical treatment might lead to severe consequences. Therefore, a solution to monitor PD symptoms, allowing neurologists to make informed decisions about medication adjustments, and one which could promote medical treatment adherence would be beneficial for both the patient and the medical doctor. In this paper we present the rationale and user-centred process for the design of four smartphone applications for the self-management of PD. We present the methods for evaluation and the results of usability tests. The results show that user-centred methods were efficient and that people with PD were able to achieve high task completion rates on usability tests with three of the applications for PD self-management. Future work should focus on detailed improvement of touch screen sensitivity to optimize error prevention.