The design and user-testing of a question prompt list for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study involved the development of a question prompt list (QPL) booklet designed to facilitate communication and shared decision-making between parents/carers of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their clinicians; and user-testing of the QPL to assess its usability.

Design

Best practice in information writing and design was used to format the QPL content into a 16-page booklet. We then applied user-testing, which uses mixed methods to assess document performance with small cohorts of participants and then improves it in an iterative process. Individual interviews assessed the ability of QPL users to locate and understand key points of information, followed by a semistructured questionnaire, to ascertain their general v

SUBMITTER: Ahmed R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275667 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature