A framework for evaluating usability of clinical monitoring technology

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 323-330

  Daniels, Jeremy ^a   Fels, Sidney ^a   Kushniruk, Andre ^b   Lim, Joanne ^a   Ansermino, J Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct testing; Indirect testing; Inspection; Psychophysiology; Situation awareness; Think aloud; Usability testing

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL LABORATORIES; INSPECTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CLINICAL MONITORING TECHNOLOGY; USABILITY TESTING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 34548603569     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-007-9091-y     Document Type: Article

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