Usability and User Experience Testing of a Co-Designed Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes App ("MyPal for Adults") for Palliative Cancer Care: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health technologies have the potential to enhance the management, communication, and overall quality of life of patients with cancer. The MyPal project, using a participatory design approach, aims to provide palliative care support for patients with cancer through an electronic patient-reported outcomes eHealth platform.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the usability and user experience of "MyPal for adults," a co-designed palliative care mobile app designed to support adults with cancer.

Methods

Representative users participated in a 4-step usability study using a "think-aloud" protocol, complemented with feature satisfaction, difficulty perceived, and design impression surveys along with a short, structured interview. Participants were also as

SUBMITTER: Bonotis P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature