Testing the Usability of a Software for Geospatial and Transport Modeling in Acute Stroke Service Planning.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Geographic visualizations have been used to understand disease since the nineteenth century. We developed a software that creates simple visualizations which can be used as a decision support tool for pre-hospital acute stroke transportation planning. In this study, we test the usability of this software to improve user experience and assess the interpretability of the visualizations it produces as it relates to planning and optimizing stroke systems of care. Materials and Methods: Healthcare practitioners and administrators working within the acute stroke system in Alberta, Canada were invited to participate. Participants were randomized to either the geographic visualization or 2-D temporospatial diagrams. Using a standardized script participants were asked to

SUBMITTER: Holodinsky JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610475 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature