Fidelity considerations for simulation-based usability assessments of mobile ICT for hospitals

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 445-476

  Dahl, Yngve ^a   Alsos, Ole A ^b   Svanæs, Dag ^b  

^a TELENOR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT OF USE; DEGREE OF FIDELITY; MOBILE INFORMATION; MOBILE WORK; REAL-WORLD; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; TRAINING SIMULATION; USABILITY ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HOSPITALS;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 77951288040     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447311003719938     Document Type: Article

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