Usability of home cholesterol test kits and how their results impact patients' decisions

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 167-173

  Surabattula, Deepti ^a   Harvey, Craig M ^b   Aghazadeh, Fereydoun ^b   Rood, Jennifer ^c   Darisipudi, Ashok ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Baxter International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Home health test kits; Product evaluation; Usability engineering; User product evaluation

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL LEVELS; CLINICAL EVALUATIONS; GOLD STANDARDS; HOME HEALTH TEST KITS; MEDICAL DECISIONS; PRODUCT EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCES; TEST RESULTS; USABILITY ASSESSMENTS; USER PERFORMANCES; USER-PRODUCT EVALUATION;

CHOLESTEROL; HEALTH; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

TESTING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 58049170993     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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