Usability testing of a prototype phone Oximeter with healthcare providers in high- and low-medical resource environments

Anaesthesia

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 957-967

  Hudson, J ^a   Nguku, S M ^b   Sleiman, J ^c   Karlen, W ^a   Dumont, G A ^a   Petersen, C L ^c   Warriner, C B ^a   Ansermino, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; MULTIMEDIA; OXIMETER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMART PHONE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UGANDA;

ADULT; CANADA; CELLULAR PHONE; CLINICAL ALARMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OPERATING ROOMS; OXIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE; UGANDA; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84864666705     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07196.x     Document Type: Article

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