Table 2.
Uniform rating of keywords against the 5-point rating system.
| Scoring of search keywords | Effectiveness | Efficiency | Ease of learning | User satisfaction | Cognitive load |
| Excellent=5 points | Enhanced patient care and management | Totally eliminated delays | Quick user proficiency | Preferred system, viewed system as essential | Inclusion of standard treatment guidelines |
| Good=4 points | Significant improvement and system indispensable | Reduced patient or provider burden | User friendly interfaces, easy to comprehend, similarity with paper forms | Happy with system, user enthusiasm, rely on system, many perceived benefits from system use | Easily discerned functionality, well organized information, logical and systematic documentation |
| Fair=3 points | Effective, met objectives, improved data quality or records availability, decision support | Efficient, reduced time, streamlined procedures, and improved workflow | Easy to learn, simple, easy to use, and language customization | User satisfaction, acceptability, some benefits from use, limited adoption challenges | Intuitive, easy access to system information, and availability of reports |
| Poor=2 points | Functionality limitations and low usage | Increased time or burden | Complicated interfaces | User dissatisfaction and adoption challenges | Cluttered information and disorganized information |
| Bad=1 point | Did not meet objectives, ineffective, led to errors | Complicated workflow | Extensive effort to gain user proficiency | Hated system, perceived no benefit from use of system | Complicated access to functionality |