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. 2021 Mar 17;8(1):e24846. doi: 10.2196/24846

Table 1.

Descriptive analyses of user characteristics, user experiences in health, medical devices, and technology (n=36).

Characteristics Value Average effectiveness, number of errors (SD) Average efficiency, manipulation time in seconds (SD) Average satisfaction, SUS score (SD)
Age in years, mean (SD)

40.75 (14.45) N/Aa N/A N/A
Gender, n (%)

Male 19 (52.8) 1.21 (1.27) 362.09 (144.16) 87.24 (11.18)


Female 17 (47.2) 2.06 (1.25) 373.91 (126.3) 81.03 (11.73)
Education, n (%)

Secondary education

5 (13.9)

2.8 (1.64)

337.96 (89.67) 77 (9.75)


Higher education, 1st cycle 11 (30.6)

1.36 (1.1)

334.99 (106.25) 87.05 (13.82)

Higher education, 2nd cycle 11 (30.6)

1.64 (1.2)

412.95 (198.6) 82.73 (13.34)

Higher education, 3rd cycle 9 (25) 1.22 (1.3) 368.77 (80.88) 86.94 (5.97)
Residential area, n (%)

Rural 6 (16.7) 1 (0.89)

362.92 (76.48) 88.75 (6.85)

Semi-urban 5 (13.9)

1.8 (2.05)

339.11 (72.3) 87 (11.37)

Urban 25 (64.9) 1.72 (1.24) 374.52 (154.78) 82.7 (12.62)
Persona chosen, n (%)

Persona 1 8 (22.2) *b * *

Persona 2 8 (22.2) * * *

Persona 3 8 (22.2) * * *

Personal 4 4 (11.1) * * *

Persona 5 8 (22.2) * * *
Health care experience with operations, n (%)

Yes 32 (88.9)

1.59 (1.21)

376.18 (136.24)

85,39 (11.72)


No 4 (11.1) 1.75 (2.22) 299.55 (106.9) 75.62 (8)
Health care experience with outpatient operations, n (%)

Yes 18 (50) 1.39 (1.33) 367.15 (142.09) 86.11 (11.8)

No 18 (50) 1.83 (1.29) 368.19 (130) 82,5 (11.66)
Health care experience with suffering from a chronic illness, n (%)

Yes 11 (30.6) 1.27 (1.35) 386.68 (184.62) 81.14 (15.26)

No 25 (69.4) 1.76 (1.3) 359.3 (108.77) 85.7 (9.8)
Medical device experience with taking blood pressure, n (%)

Yes 24 (66.7) 1.54 (1.32) 361.43 (131.26) 63.3 (11.22)

No 12 (33.3) 1.75 (1.36) 380.15 (145.06) 86.25 (12.9)
Medical device experience with blood oxygenation testing, n (%)

Yes 5 (13.9) 0.4 (0.55) 309.16 (70.87) 89 (8.02)


No 31 (86.1) 1.81(1.3) 377.11 (140.31) 83.56 (12.12)
Information technology experience with ease of use of tablet/computer/telephone, n (%)

Very comfortable 23 (63.9)

1.35 (1.23)

360.16 (120.21) 86.85 (11.24)

Relatively comfortable 11 (30.6)

2.27 (1.42)

401.34 (166.78)

78.18 (11.78)


Moderately comfortable 2 (5.6)

1 (0)

268.81 (33.95) 88.75 (5.3)


Rather uncomfortable 0 (0)

c

Not at all comfortable 0 (0)

Frequency of use of technology, n (%)

Very often (every day) 5 (13.9) 1 (1.22)

314.42 (48.65)

92.5 (6.85)


Often (several times a week) 12 (33.3)

1.25 (1.36)

364.46 (133.26)

90.42 (6.47)


Rarely (from time to time) 17 (47.2)

2 (1.27)

364.08 (99.16) 79.26 (11.38)

Very rarely (occasionally) 1 (2.8)

3 (—)

856.33 (—)

55 (—)


Never 1 (2.8) 1 (—) 244.8 (—) 85 (—)

aN/A: not applicable.

b*Highly correlated to the ages of the participants.

c— Not available.