Designing Survey-Based Mobile Interfaces for Rural Patients With Cancer Using Apple's ResearchKit and CareKit: Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the increased accessibility and availability of technology in recent years, equality and access to health-related technology remain limited to some demographics. In particular, patients who are older or from rural communities represent a large segment of people who are currently underusing mobile health (mHealth) solutions. System usability continues to hinder mHealth adoption among users with nontraditional digital literacy.

Objective

This study aims to investigate if state-of-the-art mobile app interfaces from open-source libraries provide sufficient usability for rural patients with cancer, with minimal design changes and forgoing the co-design process.

Methods

We developed Assuage (Network Reconnaissance Lab) as a research platform for any mHeal

SUBMITTER: Donawa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467601 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature