The Effect of Screen Size on Mobile Phone User Comprehension of Health Information and Application Structure: An Experimental Approach

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-8

  Al Ghamdi, Ebtisam ^a   Yunus, Faisal ^a   Da’ar, Omar ^a   El Metwally, Ashraf ^a   Khalifa, Mohamed ^b   Aldossari, Bakheet ^a   Househ, Mowafa ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Mobile phones; Retention; Screen size; Usability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; READING; RECALL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEVICES; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOBILE APPLICATION; PROCEDURES; SMARTPHONE;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DATA DISPLAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; READING; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84947242299     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0381-5     Document Type: Article

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