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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Med Inform. 2018 Dec 3;122:37–44. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2018.11.012

Table 2:

Number of steps to complete each sub-task

High-level Task Task Name Mean (SD) Range
Log In Find the “Enter secret key” button 1.4 (0.7) 1–3
Enter secret key 1.6 (0.7) 1–3
Enter DOB (Time 1) 2.3 (0.95) 1–4
Set up “My Routine” Find “my routine” section 4 (1.83) 2–7
Modify “My routine” 4.4 (7.32) 1–24
Save “My Routine” 1 (0) n/a
Set up “My Medications” Find “My Medication” section 2.7 (4.35) 1–15
Enter + button to add medication 1.6 (1.07) 1–4
Enter Medication Name 1.7 (1.25) 1–4
Enter Dose of Medication 1 (0) n/a
Enter Frequency of Medication 1 (0) n/a
Enter time for medication to be due 3.5 (4.5) 1–16
Save Medication 1.1 (0.32) 1–2
Confirm Medication was added to “To-do” list Find “To Do List” section 8.3 (7.23) 3–22
Confirm Medication was added to list 1.1 (0.33) 1–2
Manage Medication Tracking Bottle Open medication tracking bottle 1.7 (1.34) 1–5
Close medication tracking bottle 1 (0) n/a
Connect Fitness Tracker Find “Connected device” section 2.7 (1.42) 1–6
Select “Fitbit” to link 1.2 (0.42) 1–2
Select “all” to set up “Fitbit” 1 (0) n/a
Select “allow” for Fitbit setup 1.1 (0.32) 1–2
Log out Log Out (First attempt) 4.3 (1.64) 3–7
Select Log back in 1.3 (0.48) 1–2
Log back in Select “Log Back In” 1.1 (0.32) 1–2
Enter email to log in 1.2 (0.63) 1–3
Enter Gmail section 1.6 (0.84) 1–3
Enter DOB (Time 2) 1.3 (0.95) 1–4
Find “Review Medication History” section 5.75 (6.27) 1–18
Review Medication history 2.7 (2.26) 1–6
Confirm Fitness Tracker recorded steps Find “Confirm steps” on home screen 4.5 (4.74) 1–16
Log out (Final) Log Out (Time 2) 4 (3.46) 1–12