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. 2020 Jun 22;18(1):e172–e179. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000723

TABLE 1.

The 8 Facets of Rosenbaum’s User Experience Framework22

Facet Definition
Accessibility Are there physical barriers to users gaining access to the document?
Findability Can users locate what they are looking for?
Usefulness Does the document have practical value for users?
Usability How easy and satisfying is the document to use?
Understandability This covers 2 types of comprehension:
Do users understand what type of document they are looking at?
Do users correct understand the content of the document in the way that the author intended?
Credibility Is the document trustworthy?
Desirability Is the document something the user wants or has a positive emotional response to?
Affiliation Do users believe the document is intended to be used by “someone like me”?