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. 2016 Aug 10;18(8):e214. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5794

Table 4.

Evaluation metrics categories.

Category Description
Behavior/ attitude change Changes in the lifestyle, disease management, or attitude toward a health topic or behavior. These include measurements such as changes in disease screening rates, treatment compliance, medical care utilization, performance of self-care tasks, attitude toward organ donation, attitude toward breast cancer screening, and attitude toward alcohol use.
Knowledge retention Any measurement of information taught through technology intervention. These include measurements such as knowledge of diabetes care, knowledge of disease prevention techniques, or knowledge of vaccination schedules.
Self-reported health marker Self-reported health measures including depression scale rankings, pain rankings, self-efficacy, psychosocial functioning, or quality of life.
Biometric health marker Quantitative measures of body function including HbA1c levels, blood pressure, glycemic control, and body mass index. Both clinic-generated and self-reported biometric health markers were included within this category.
Usability Specific feedback regarding physical characteristics of technology, user interface, acceptability of technology, and perceived utility. These include measures such as ease of use, readability, ability of patient to relate to video characters, acceptability of video length, emotional appeal, and satisfaction with device.