Table 2.

Evaluation criteria for DS-RPM¹

Criterion	Item
Functional requirements	Diagnosis(es) suggested for the given case were appropriate
	Treatments suggested for the diagnosis were appropriate and evidence based
	Explanations for triage, diagnosis, and treatment were useful and appropriate
	References suggested were appropriate and current
	Error messages were useful and appropriate
Usability	The decision support tool was understandable
	The tool was easy to learn to use
	The tool was efficient to operate when used repeatedly
	The interface and output were grammatically correct without spelling errors
Acceptability	Overall, the tool functions as intended
	I would use this application in my practice
	I would recommend this application to my colleagues

¹Questions use a Likert Scale: 1 = disagree strongly; 2 = disagree somewhat; 3 = neutral; 4 = agree somewhat; 5 = agree strongly, 0 = not applicable. Each item is accompanied by a text field of unlimited size where the user can elaborate on their preceding response