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Evaluate usability challenges across four clinical video telemedicine platforms to formulate interface design guidelines for older adults.

July 31, 2017Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

Designing Home-Based Telemedicine Systems for the Geriatric Population: An Empirical Study

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SNShraddhaa NarasimhaPurdue University West Lafayette SASruthy AgnisarmanJohn Deere (United States)KMKapil Chalil MadathilClemson University

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Empirical study reveals significant initiation time differences across telemedicine platforms in older adults, highlighting critical human-factor design modifications.

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Evaluate usability challenges across four clinical video telemedicine platforms to formulate interface design guidelines for older adults.
Conducted a between-subjects experimental study involving 40 retirement home residents aged 60 years or older evaluating four telemedicine systems.
Measured session initiation durations, total video consultation times, error counts, NASA-Task Load Index workload scores, and IBM-Computer Systems Usability Questionnaire ratings.
Session initiation times varied with statistically significant differences across the four evaluated telemedicine systems.
Qualitative assessments identified lengthy email text, improper icon placement, and confusing chat box design as primary drivers of reduced system usability.

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Narasimha et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a74f92e756843cacbb1dfb2 https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2017.0047

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Empirical study reveals significant initiation time differences across telemedicine platforms in older adults, highlighting critical human-factor design modifications.

Designing Home-Based Telemedicine Systems for the Geriatric Population: An Empirical Study

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Designing Home-Based Telemedicine Systems for the Geriatric Population: An Empirical Study

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