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. 2015 Apr 14;2(1):e5. doi: 10.2196/humanfactors.4062

Table 2.

Summary of research questions.

Questions and answers Reference
Q1: What research questions are answered by eye-tracker technology?


System effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction [33-36,40,41]


Linkage between human visual stimulus and cognitive processing [37]


The variability of human performance [38,39]
Q2: What types of HITs were evaluated using an eye tracker?

Technology type by functionality


Health information website interfaces [38-40]


Surgical interfaces [34]


Decision support systems [33,35,36]


Computerized provider order entry systems [37]


Symptom and quality-of-life information systems [41]

Technology type by target users


General public [38-40]


Patients [33,41]


Physicians [34-37]
Q3: What is the experimental apparatus of the usability test?
Experimental apparatus by technology


Developed computer program [33,34,38,40]


Simulated prototype [35,36,41]


Screenshots [37,39]

Experimental apparatus by eye tracker


On-screen eye tracker [33,38,40,41]


Mobile eye tracker [34-36]


Head-mounted eye tracker [37,39]
Q4: What did the eye tracker measure and how was data analyzed?

Eye-tracker data collected


Fixation duration [33,34,38-40]


Eye movement location [35-37]


Fixation count in area of interest [34,38]

Eye-tracker data analyzed


Heat map [33,34,40]


Gaze plot [35,36,41]


Statistical analysis [34,37-39]
Q5: How is eye-tracker technology combined with other usability methods?


Think-aloud protocol [33,38,41]


System Usability Scale [33,35,36]


Questionnaire [34]


Posttest interview [36]


Metrics measurement [39]


Feedback Capture After Task [39]