User-centered design, activity-centered design, and goal-directed design

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Williams
Keyword(s):  
Design Activity ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Directed Design ◽  
User Centered

scholarly journals A User-centered Design Process of an mHealth Application for Health Professionals: A Case Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarasinghe Arachchige Don Nalin Samandi Saparamadu ◽  
Piyum Fernando ◽  
Peizi Zeng ◽  
Wee Meng Henry Teo ◽  
Xi Tian Andrew Goh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Application Design ◽  
User Centered

BACKGROUND User-centered design processes are less frequently employed and not fully explored for building mHealth applications that are particularly targeted to health professionals as end-users. Authors have used a user-centered design-based approach to build an mHealth application for health professionals, tasked to deliver medical laboratory related information on a daily basis. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to generate a simple and functional user-centered design process for mHealth applications for health professionals. This paper presents the key learnings from design activities. METHODS A stratified random sample of doctors and nurses was recruited for the study. The design activities were planned in the following sequence: focus group discussion for situation analysis and information architecture, design activity 1 for wireframe designing, design activity 2 for wireframe testing, and user testing sessions 1 and 2. RESULTS The final design and functions of the application, information architecture and interactive elements were largely influenced by the participatory design-based user-centered design activities. As a result of the design process we could identify the mental models of processing requests for information and personal preferences based on the experience. These findings were directly or indirectly incorporated into the application design. Furthermore, finding alternative ways of working within time constraints and cultural barriers, and the methods employed to manage the challenges of interdisciplinary discourse stood out amongst the lessons learnt. CONCLUSIONS We recommend a user-centered design process, based on a participatory design approach in mHealth application design, enriched with focus group discussions where possible. CLINICALTRIAL

scholarly journals Integrating user-centered design and behavioral science to design a mobile intervention for obesity and binge eating: A mixed-methods analysis (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea K. Graham ◽  
Sean A. Munson ◽  
Madhu Reddy ◽  
Sarah W. Neubert ◽  
Emilie A. Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
End Users ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Treatment Targets ◽  
Mobile Intervention ◽  
User Centered

BACKGROUND Accounting for how end-users engage with technologies is imperative for designing an efficacious mobile behavioral intervention. OBJECTIVE This mixed-methods analysis examined the translational potential of user-centered design and basic behavioral science to inform the design of a new mobile intervention for obesity and binge eating. METHODS Twenty-two adults (33% non-Hispanic white; 36% male) with self-reported obesity and recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in 3 months) who were interested in losing weight and reducing binge eating completed a prototyping design activity over one week. Leveraging evidence from behavioral economics on choice architecture, participants chose treatment strategies from 20 options (aligned with treatment targets that comprise a theoretical model of the relation between binge eating and weight) to learn which strategies and treatment targets are relevant to end-users. Analyses were of the process by which participants selected and implemented strategies and their change in outcomes. RESULTS Though prompted to select one strategy, participants selected between 1-3 strategies, citing perceived achievability, helpfulness, or relevance as selection reasons. Over the week, all practiced a strategy at least once; 82% struggled with implementation and 23% added a new strategy. Several themes emerged on successes and challenges with implementation, which yielded design implications for supporting users in behavior change. In post-experiment reflections, 82% indicated the strategy was helpful and 86% planned to continue use. One-week average within-subject changes in weight (-2.2 +/- -5.0 pounds) and binge eating (-1.6 +/- -1.8 episodes) indicated small clinical improvement. CONCLUSIONS Applying user-centered design and basic behavioral science yielded design insights to incorporate personalization through user choice with guidance, which may enhance engagement with and the potential efficacy of digital health interventions. CLINICALTRIAL

Rancangan Lowongan Kerja Online Menggunakan Metode User Centered Design (Studi Kasus: Business Placement Center STMIK AMIKOM Yogyakarta)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Rhomita Sari ◽  
Ema Utami ◽  
Armadyah Amborowati
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Job Vacancy ◽  
Placement Center ◽  
User Centered

Business Placement Center membantu mengelola website alumni dalam memenuhi kebutuhan alumni salah satunya memberikan informasi mengenai lowongan pekerjaan. Website Alumni Amikom sudah memberikan informasi mengenai lowongan pekerjaan. Namun website alumni masih perlu ditambahkan fitur-fitur menu penunjang dalam mempermudah pencarian informasi pekerjaan yang sesuai keinginan pengguna. Penggunaan metode User Centered Design untuk mempermudah pengguna dalam menggunakan fasilitas yang ada pada website ketika mencari informasi lowongan pekerjaan dan pengguna berperan penting dalam setiap proses UCD. Dengan pendekatan User Centered Design diharapkan dapat menghasilkan tampilan dan fungsionalitas yang maksimal pada rancangan sistem yang dibangun sehingga sesuai dengan kebutuhan pengguna. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan yaitu observasi, wawancara dan kuesioner untuk mengetahui kebutuhan pengguna. Analisis dan perancangan menggunakan pendekatan User Centered Design dan implementasi perancangan sistem. Hasil penelitiannya adalah pengguna merasa nyaman dengan tampilan antarmuka website yang sudah dibangun, informasi yang disajikan mudah dipahami dan fitur-fitur menu sudah berhasil berjalansesuai fungsi.Business Placement Center help manage the website for the needs of alumnus one of them is to provide information on a vacancy. The alumnus website’s provides information about job vacancy. The website still need the support to facilitate the searching all the features the work in accordance with what the use. The method of user centered design to make it easy for users in the use of the existing facilities at the website while searching for information a vacancy and users play an important role in any proses UCD. User Centered Design approach is expected to produce the interface and functionality maximal built in the system so that in accordance with the need of users. Research methodology was by observation, interviews and quesionnaires to find out the need of users. Analysis and design using UCD approach and implementation of the system. The results of research is users feel comfortable with a display interface of website which have been built, the information is easily understood and menu features has been successfully run a function.

Involving people with dementia and their informal caregivers in the development process of assistive technology: Description and evaluation of a user-centered design (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris A.G.M. Geerts ◽  
Liselore J.A.E Snaphaan ◽  
Inge M.B. Bongers
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
User Centered

BACKGROUND Despite the potential value of assistive technology to support people with dementia (PWD) in everyday activities, use of these technologies is still limited. To ensure that assistive technologies better address the specific needs and daily context of PWD and their informal caregivers, it is particularly important to involve them in all different phases of assistive technology development. The literature rarely describes the involvement of PWD throughout the development process of assistive technologies, which makes it difficult to further reflect on and improve active involvement of PWD. OBJECTIVE This two-part study aimed to gather insights on the user-centered design (UCD) applied in the development process of the alpha prototype of the serious game PLAYTIME by describing the methods and procedures of the UCD as well as evaluating the UCD from the perspective of all involved stakeholders. METHODS The first three phases of the user-driven Living Lab of Innovate Dementia 2.0 were applied to directly involve PWD and their informal caregivers through qualitative research methods, including focus groups and a context-field study, in the development of the alpha prototype of PLAYTIME from exploration to design to testing. After the testing phase, a total number of 18 semi-structured interviews were conducted with PWD, their informal caregivers and the project members of PLAYTIME to evaluate the applied UCD from the perspective of all involved stakeholders. The interviews addressed five of the principles for successful UCD and the appropriateness of the different methods used in the focus groups and context-field study. RESULTS Results of the interviews focused, amongst others, on the level of involvement of PWD and their informal caregivers in the development process, the input provided by PWD and their informal caregivers, the value of early prototyping, continuous iterations of design solutions and in-context testing, the role of dementia care professionals in the multidisciplinary project team, and the appropriateness of open- and closed-ended questions for obtaining input from PWD and their informal caregivers. CONCLUSIONS The description and evaluation of the UCD applied in the development process of the alpha prototype of PLAYTIME resulted in several insights on the relevance of UCD for all involved stakeholders as well as how PWD can be involved in the subsequent phases of usable and meaningful assistive technology development.

User-Centered Design Enhances Usability of an mHealth System for Users with Dexterity Impairments (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuntal Chowdhary ◽  
Daihua Xie Yu ◽  
Gede Pramana ◽  
Andrea Fairman ◽  
Brad Edward Dicianno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Self Management ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
User Centered

BACKGROUND Mobile health (mHealth) systems have been shown to be useful in supporting self-management by promoting adherence to schedules and longitudinal health interventions, especially in people with disabilities (PwD). The Interactive Mobile Health and Rehabilitation (iMHere) System was developed to empower PwD and those with chronic conditions with supports needed for self-management and independent living. Since the first iteration of the iMHere 1.0 app, several studies have evaluated accessibility and usability of the system. Potential opportunities to improve and simplify the user interface (UI) were identified, and the iMHere modules were redesigned accordingly. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the usability of the redesigned modules within iMHere 1.0. METHODS This study evaluated the original and redesigned MyMeds and SkinCare modules. To assess the participants’ dexterity levels, the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPBT) was administered. Participants were then asked to perform a set of tasks using both the original and redesigned MyMeds and SkinCare modules to assess efficiency and effectiveness. Usability was measured using the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ) to evaluate 10 new accessibility features that were added to the redesigned app. Participants were also asked which version they preferred. RESULTS Twenty-four participants with disabilities and varied degrees of dexterity impairments completed the entire study protocol. Participants displayed improved efficiency and effectiveness of use when using the redesigned modules, as compared to the original modules. Participants also reported improved usability and preferred the redesigned modules. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that the iMHere System became more efficient, effective, and usable for individuals with dexterity impairments after redesigning it according to user-centered principles.

A Distributed Multiplayer Game to Promote Active Transport at Workplaces: User-Centered Design, Implementation, and Lessons Learned

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-397
Author(s):  
Teemu H. Laine ◽  
Jorgen Normark ◽  
Helena Lindvall ◽  
Anna-Karin Lindqvist ◽  
Stina Rutberg
Keyword(s):  
Active Transport ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
User Centered
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