scholarly journals Influence of wheelchair user interface and personal characteristics on static and dynamic pretibial skin pressures in elite wheelchair racers, a pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Rice ◽  
Joseph Peters ◽  
Laura Rice ◽  
Yih-Kuen Jan
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Wheelchair User

scholarly journals Leveraging Electronic Tablets for General Pediatric Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. McKee ◽  
T.M. Dugan ◽  
S.M. Downs ◽  
V. Anand
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Clinical Decision Support ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Patient Questionnaire ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Completion Rates

SummaryBackground: We have previously shown that a scan-able paper based interface linked to a computerized clinical decision support system (CDSS) can effectively screen patients in pediatric waiting rooms and support the physician using evidence based care guidelines at the time of clinical encounter. However, the use of scan-able paper based interface has many inherent limitations including lacking real time communication with the CDSS and being prone to human and system errors. An electronic tablet based user interface can not only overcome these limitations, but may also support advanced functionality for clinical and research use. However, use of such devices for pediatric care is not well studied in clinical settings.Objective: In this pilot study, we enhance our pediatric CDSS with an electronic tablet based user interface and evaluate it for usability as well as for changes in patient questionnaire completion rates.Methods: Child Health Improvement through Computers Leveraging Electronic Tablets or CHICLET is an electronic tablet based user interface. It is developed to augment the existing scan-able paper interface to our CDSS. For the purposes of this study, we deployed CHICLET in one outpatient pediatric clinic. Usability factors for CHICLET were evaluated via caregiver and staff surveys.Results: When compared to the scan-able paper based interface, we observed an 18% increase or 30% relative increase in question completion rates using CHICLET. This difference was statistically significant. Caregivers and staff survey results were positive for using CHICLET in clinical environment.Conclusions: Electronic tablets are a viable interface for capturing patient self-report in pediatric waiting rooms. We further hypothesize that the use of electronic tablet based interfaces will drive advances in computerized clinical decision support and create opportunities for patient engagement.Citation: Anand V, McKee S, Dugan TM, Downs SM. Leveraging electronic tablets for general pediatric care – a pilot study. Appl Clin Inf 2015; 6: 1–15http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-RA-0071

scholarly journals Social and psychological adaptation of the personality of juvenile suspects, accused and convicted persons, with different attitude to the criminal subculture

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124
Author(s):  
Yu.E. Dyachkova
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Juvenile Suspects

The article deals with the problem of the spread of criminal subculture among juvenile suspects, accused and convicted persons, their adherence to the rules, the laws of the criminal environment, as well as personal features that contribute to this. The key attention is paid to the study of social and psychological adaptation of minors in places of detention. It is assumed that there is a connection between the adherence to the norms of the criminal subculture and the personal characteristics of minors, the level of their social and psychological adaptation. The pilot study was attended by 23 juvenile boys aged 15 to 18 years, Russian, committed various crimes. The paper used review-analytical, psychodiagnostic methods, methods of mathematical and statistical processing. As a result, three types of minors are determined by the degree of their adherence to the norms of the criminal subculture, the features of social and psychological adaptation and the associated personality traits of juvenile suspects, accused and convicted persons are studied, and the correlation links between the integral indicators of social and psychological adaptation are established. The results can contribute to the development and implementation of psychoprophylactic and psychocorrection programs aimed at leveling the negative impact of criminal subculture norms among minors in isolation.

Pitch strength and annoyance of acoustic analogs of flutter echo - a pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (4) ◽  
pp. 2145-2156
Author(s):  
Anne Balant ◽  
Heather Lai ◽  
Vayda M. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Scaling Method ◽  
Short Pulses ◽  
Pulse Trains ◽  
Pitch Matching ◽  
Category Scaling

The impetus for this pilot study was the observation of flutter echoes on the aisle of a church with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. When source and receiver height were comparable, the flutter echoes consisted of a 39-msec repeating pattern of three short pulses that persisted for reverberation times of up to 5 sec. The disruptive quality of these echoes perceptually was striking. It was hypothesized that the perception of a sequence of rapidly alternating periodicity pitches might be the source of this disruptive quality. A pilot study was conducted to assess the perceived pitch, pitch strength, and annoyance of isochronous and anisochronous synthetic pulse trains involving up to three different inter-pulse intervals per pattern. Intervals of the anisochronous pulse trains were controlled to create harmonic and inharmonic relationships among the intervals, which ranged from 5-20 msec. Twelve adult college students participated in the study remotely via videoconferencing due to social distancing requirements. A modified category scaling method was used. Participants positioned a slider on a graphical user interface to reflect their ratings of pitch strength and annoyance and used a slider to adjust the frequency of a reference tone for pitch matching. Results and implications for further research will be presented.

scholarly journals Semantic Queries Expedite MedDRA Terms Selection Thanks to a Dedicated User Interface: A Pilot Study on Five Medical Conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Souvignet ◽  
Gunnar Declerck ◽  
Béatrice Trombert-Paviot ◽  
Hadyl Asfari ◽  
Marie-Christine Jaulent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Medical Conditions

Influences of aircraft seat adaptations on wheelchair user perceptions when transferring into and out of the seat: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-215
Author(s):  
V. Spartacus ◽  
C. Gillet ◽  
S. Paganelli ◽  
D. Gagnon ◽  
P. Pudlo
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Wheelchair User ◽  
User Perceptions

Student Attitudes Toward Intimacy with Persons Who are Wheelchair Users

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irmo Marini ◽  
Roy Chan ◽  
Amber Feist ◽  
Lelia Flores-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Wheelchair User ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Short Biography ◽  
Work Interaction ◽  
Gender Type

The present study explored whether students would be attracted to having an intimate relationship with a wheelchair user if participants were able to first see a head shot photo and later read a short biography of the person. Four hundred and eight undergraduate students were surveyed regarding their interest in potentially being friends, dating or marrying a wheelchair user. Sixty-six percent indicated they would have no problem dating and/or marrying a wheelchair user. A MANOVA revealed significant differences between gender, type of relationship, and experience with a prior disability relationship. Personal characteristics of intelligence, humor and appearance rated most highly. Those unwilling to date and/or marry their selection cited that the partner would be too much work, interaction would be awkward, and the partner would be sick often. Educators may benefit from training counselors about misconceptions regarding sexuality, whereas counselors can role play and provide clients with insights regarding societal beliefs.

What-If Analysis on the Evaluation of User Interface Usability

2020 ◽  
pp. 50-71
Author(s):  
Saulo Silva ◽  
Mariana Carvalho ◽  
Orlando Belo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Interaction Process ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Usability Problems ◽  
System Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Interface Usability

While interactive systems have the potential to increase human work performance, those systems are predisposed to usability problems. Different factors might contribute to these problems during the interaction process and as result, the decision-making process might be compromised. This work uses decision support system methods and tools to assist in the analysis of the usability of a university library website, measuring the constructs of effectiveness, efficiency, and learnability. The pilot study involved thirty-five subjects, and after collecting data, a multidimensional view of the data is created and discussed. Later, a What-if analysis is used to investigate the impact of different scenarios on system-use. The work has the potential to assist designers and system administrators at improving their systems.

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