Table 3.
Summary of problems identified in usability testing and solutions incorporated into second prototype of the ADHD personal health application
| Identified Problem | Severity Description/Reason | Design Features Embedded Within the Second Prototype |
| Purpose of system unclear | Moderate with regard to satisfaction with user experience | Revised introductory video to better explain system |
| Visually bland | Minor in short term for testing purposes, more significant for actual use in field | No changes for performance prototype |
| Confusion with meaning of dose and frequency | Severe in that total daily dose exposure cannot be calculated | Revised semantics in plainer language |
| Entry of too much detail into dynamic search creates errors | Severe in that medication name is primary branch point for all other details | Limited algorithmic matching to first five alphabetical characters entered |
| Navigation within behavioral survey problematic | Moderate with regard to increased frustration and potential for missing data | Behavioral survey with simplified layout and introductory video explaining navigational features |
| Confusion with terminology in behavioral survey | Moderate with regard to potential inaccuracies in responses | Text-specific help feature added |