The Development of Delta: Using Agile to Develop a Decision Aid for Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trial Enrollment.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The internet is increasingly being used to disseminate health information. Given the complexity of pediatric oncology clinical trials, we developed Delta, a Web-based decision aid to support families deciding whether or not to enroll their child with cancer in a clinical trial. OBJECTIVE:This paper details the Agile development process of Delta and user testing results of Delta. METHODS:Development was iterative and involved 5 main stages: a requirements analysis, planning, design, development, and user testing. For user testing, we conducted 13 eye-tracking analyses and think-aloud interviews with health care professionals (n=6) and parents (n=7). RESULTS:Results suggested that there was minimal rereading of content and a high level of engagement in content. However, there were

SUBMITTER: Robertson EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960036 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature