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. 2020 Jul 6;22(7):e15605. doi: 10.2196/15605

Table 4.

Examples of actions taken during phase III (implementation) based on patient insights generated in phase 2.

Insights Actions Page
Information, Emotion, Clarity
  • Better explanation of our tool, its origins, and its cost

  • Tagline on first page

Information, Education, Clarity
  • Better explanation of how the tool works

  • Bring down perceived barrier for cognitively impaired patients

  • Chevron design on the front page

Information, Data, Clarity
  • Easy entry into the tool

  • Clearer navigation

  • Get Started button

Information, Education, Clarity, Perception
  • Explanation of how to use the tool

  • Provide guidance to the capabilities of the tool

  • Tutorial page

Information, Education, Emotion, Perception
  • Clear disclaimer

  • Edited headers on the Disclaimer page

Information, Education, Clarity
  • Frequently asked questions and glossary

  • Definitions and explanations page

  • Questions and Answers page

Information, Education, Data, Clarity, Perception
  • Information about how this tool uses patient data, and where it came from

  • Better explanation of our mission

  • Better awareness campaign

  • About Us

Information, Education, Data
  • Explanation of what is being tracked

  • Contextualization introduction page

Information, Education, Data, Clarity
  • Simple data entry

  • Preset options so patients will not have to think of what fields would be useful

  • Enter your information page

Information, Education, Data, Emotion, Clarity, Perception
  • More intuitive charts

  • Icons that reflect the words they represent

  • Clearer marking for parts that are important to bring to clinic

  • Explain what it means to “progress”

  • Clearer design, iterated by patient interactions

Information, Education, Data, Clarity, Perception
  • Clarity about the difference between your data and the contextualized data of others

  • Clarity about how the curves are generated

  • Careful wording about “similar patients”

  • Filters for demographics

  • Labels at the top of the screen

  • More explanation about the cohort being compared

Education, Clarity, Emotion
  • Education about complex topics—EDSSa, HIPAAb algorithms, and cohorts

  • Educational modules

Information, Education, Data, Emotion, Clarity, Perception
  • Clear labels and instructions for the patient-reported EDSS section

  • Clearer design, iterated by patient interactions

Information, Education, Data, Emotion, Clarity, Perception
  • Clearer language

  • Blue-on-white visualization of symptom severity

  • Print-friendly interface

  • All pages

aEDSS: expanded disability status scale.

bHIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.