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. 2022 Mar 18;9(1):e34677. doi: 10.2196/34677

Table 2.

The major topics with participant count, percentages, and examples.

Major topics and subthemes Examples
Visual-Patient-avatar positive (61/307, 20%)

Design
  • Especially oxygenation and body temperature well displayed. [#a11.2]

  • Integration of all values on one avatar. [#47.2]


Usability
  • Information simplified by Visual-Patient-avatar. [#13.2]

  • Overview of relevant parameters at a glance through Visual-Patient-avatar. [#25.2]

Visual-Patient-avatar negative (99/307, 32%)

Design
  • The blood pressure feature was not easy to understand for me. [#24.2]

  • Visual-Patient-avatar: head too large in contrast to heart and lung. [#25.1]


Usability
  • Visual-Patient-avatar takes some time getting used to; not entirely intuitive at first. [#29.2]

  • At the moment still difficult but with potential. [#38.1]


Incompleteness
  • Numbers and ranks are missing. [#10.1]

  • Lacking information quantification with the Visual-Patient-avatar. [#48.1]

Split Screen positive (79/307, 26%)

Additional information
  • Additional information by Visual-Patient-avatar. [#14.2]

  • I like the combination of new and old monitoring. [#18.2]


Safety aspects
  • With Visual-Patient-avatar changes faster visible than with numbers or curves. [#13.1]

  • More safety. [#41.1]


Usability
  • Split monitoring helps to focus. [#10.1]

  • I prefer the split monitor, Visual-Patient-avatar as first initial diagnosis—quantification via Conventional monitoring. [#16.1]

Split Screen negative (60/307, 20%)

Size
  • Info partly displayed a bit small. [#13.2]

  • Needs appropriate monitor size. [#24.1]


Overload
  • Too much information at once in the emergency situation. [#12.2]

  • Screen very full. [#30.2]


Visual-Patient-avatar ignored
  • Looked at numbers. [#9.1]

  • I barely looked at the Visual-Patient-avatar. [#18.2]

Conventional monitor (8/307, 3%)
  • I want to see the details or parameter more precisely. I prefer the “usual” monitor view. [#26.1]

aParticipant number.