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. 2010 Dec 17;12(4):e67. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1576

Table 3.

Summary of participants’ responses and observations during prepilot usability testing (N=4)

Goals Task Observations and Responses Regarding Content and Technical
Aspects of the Program (n for Each Observation)
Overall ease of use Page navigation: Understand and follow navigation instructions Technical: Expectation of auto advance vs use of “next” button (3)
Progress bar meaning unclear (3)
Dislike of required scrolling on certain screens (due to resolution of personal computer monitor used in testing) (2)
Complete query component Understand and answer each item of each scale Content: Confusion between “ethnicity” and “race” (2)
Doubt was expressed regarding the ability of most patients to identify a treatment preference after the biopsy and before the appointment to review options (3)
Request for brief explanation of treatment options before query component (1)
The phrase “home self-care” confusing (3)
Wording of information priority pairings led participants to believe the same item was
repeated (4)
Difficulty recalling which section was which when asked to evaluate the various sections (4)
Receive customized education/coaching component Open, understand, and review sections Technical: Unclear how to proceed after video clips (4)
Double clicks used to open menu items when single clicks were adequate (1)
Content: Information and content valuable (4)