Table 1.
Overview of data sets (N=8).
Data set | eHealth application | Description of app | Main health goal | Device platform | Target end-user group | Participants, n | Evaluation method | Length of session (minutes) | Usability problems, n |
1 | Stranded | Web-based gamified app | Offers fall prevention training via video instructions in a gamified environment | Computer | Prefraila and frail older adults (aged ≥65 years) | 19 | Concurrent think aloud and screen capture recordings | 60 | 66 |
2 | N/Ab | Web-based screening module | Identifies frailty levels among older adults and supports physical exercising | Tablet and social robot | Prefrail and frail older adults (aged ≥70 years) | 20 | Video observation | 50 | 64 |
3 | cVitals | Home-monitoring tool | Allows self-management of health by providing and supporting health measurements at home | Smartphone | Patients with heart failure or COPDc (aged ≥65 years) | 10 | Concurrent think aloud and observations | 60 | 39 |
4 | Council of Coaches | Web-based coaching platform with virtual coaches | Supports a healthy lifestyle for older adults | Computer | Older adults (aged ≥55 years) | 18 | Think aloud and observations | 60 | 60 |
5 | Pandit | Web-based application | Allows self-management of health by providing insulin dosing advice | Computer | Patients with type 2 diabetes (aged 40-64 years) | 5 | Concurrent think aloud and observations | 15 | 28 |
6 | Pregnancy and Work | Informational application | Provides information on health risks and regulations during pregnancy | Smartphone | Pregnant women (aged 25-40 years) | 12 | Concurrent think aloud and observations | 45 | 84 |
7 | FatSecret | Calorie counter application | Provides nutritional information | Smartphone | Older adults with type 2 diabetes (aged ≥55 years) | 10 | Concurrent think aloud and observations | 15 | 41 |
8 | Hospitality app | Patient hospitality app | Provides information on how to prepare for a visit to medical facilities | Smartphone | Prefrail and frail older adults (aged ≥65 years) | 8 | Concurrent think aloud and observations | 30 | 18 |
aPrefrail refers to the initial state of a health condition called frailty. This condition entails a gradual decline in physical and cognitive functions, mostly occurring among older adults, that can lead to recurrent falls, hospitalization, and even death [37].
bN/A: not applicable.
cCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.