Development and usability testing of mobile application on diet and oral health

In several nations, caries in pre-school children remain a significant oral health issue. In an outbreak period such as the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), remote contact and education aimed at the prevention of oral diseases and the preservation of children’s oral health are more relevant than ever. Currently, the amount of published applications is far higher than the published scientific studies while the problems of usability remains vulnerable. The goal of this paper was to comprehensively document the phase of development and usability testing of a mobile application for diet and oral health, namely Gigiku Sihat, which was primarily intended to be used by parents and guardians of pre-school children. The mobile application was developed using the System Development Life Cycle principle. Apart from searching for the available oral health application on Android platform, the initial requirement gathering process consisted of situational analysis, concept generation, content development, and features and functional requirement determination. The mobile application design and implementation evolved at each phase before being finalised. Gigiku Sihat was successfully developed in the Bahasa Malaysia. Finalised Gigiku Sihat was installed on mobile devices to determine the usability using translated and validated System Usability Scale questionnaire namely Skala Kebolehgunaan Aplikasi Mudah Alih (SKAMA). The mean score usability with score of 68 and above was deemed to have good usability. This study found that Gigiku Sihat mean (SD) usability score was 77.0 (14.18). The results were promising as they showed that Gigiku Sihat had a good usability. Thus, the development of this mobile application focusing on diet and oral health served as a new source of oral health education and provided a necessary foundation in developing future improved mobile application development for parents in the prevention of early childhood caries.

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Oral Hygiene Awareness and Practices among a Sample of Primary School Children in Rural Bangladesh

Dentistry Journal ◽

10.3390/dj8020036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Md. Al-Amin Bhuiyan ◽

Humayra Binte Anwar ◽

Rezwana Binte Anwar ◽

Mir Nowazesh Ali ◽

Priyanka Agrawal

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

School Children ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Age Groups ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Health Awareness ◽

Hygiene Practices

Inadequate oral health knowledge and awareness is more likely to cause oral diseases among all age groups, including children. Reports about the oral health awareness and oral hygiene practices of children in Bangladesh are insufficient. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the oral health awareness and practices of junior school children in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur District, Bangladesh. The study covered 150 children aged 5 to 12 years of age from three primary schools. The study reveals that the students have limited awareness about oral health and poor knowledge of oral hygiene habits. Oral health awareness and hygiene practices amongst the school going children was found to be very poor and create a much-needed niche for implementing school-based oral health awareness and education projects/programs.

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PNSCares: The android based mobile application to manage student complaints

Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics ◽

10.11591/eei.v9i3.2065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 1276-1283

Author(s):

N. Illias ◽

N. H. Abdul Hamid ◽

Z. A. Shaffiei

Keyword(s):

Mobile Application ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Application Development ◽

Complaint Handling ◽

Development Life Cycle ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

System Usability ◽

Mobile Application Development

Managing the complaint is tough to handle, efficient response to the complaints from the customer can be an indicator to measure an organization’s performance. We’ve chosen Politeknik Nilai as one of the institutions that are facing daily complaints from the students and parents. Currently, they are using the manual form to lodge a complaint and receive the feedback via email. In this study, we developed an android based mobile application to manage the students’ complaint. With mobile apps, the management can prevent the loss of complaint forms and keep track of the records. This system will send feedback and notification directly via students’ mobile phone. This study referred to the ten principles for effective complaint handling by Ombudsman. We only referred to eight principles to construct the PNSCares. The methodology used to develop mobile apps is using the Mobile Application Development Life Cycle (MADLC). System Usability Scale (SUS) is used to measure the effectiveness of the mobile apps. The feedbacks from ten respondents on the PNSCares prototype are good with 72 scores in SUS for perceived usefulness and ease of use factor. Based on the result, the prototype is effective and easy to use.

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Effectiveness of oral health education on eight to ten-year-old school children in rural areas of Magway Region, Myanmar

10.21203/rs.2.21544/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kyu Kyu Swe ◽

Aung Kyaw Soe ◽

Saw Htun Aung ◽

Htin Zaw Soe

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

School Children ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Oral Health Education ◽

One Year ◽

And Behavior

Abstract Background: Oral diseases are common and widespread around the world. The most common oral diseases are preventable and early onset is reversible. Myanmar faces many challenges in rendering oral health services because about 70 percent of the total population resides in rural areas. These relate to the availability and accessibility of oral health services. Therefore, oral health education is one key element to prevent oral diseases and to promote oral health.Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out at Basic Education Middle Schools in rural areas of Magway Township to study the effectiveness of oral health education on knowledge and behavior of eight to ten-year-old school children. A total of 220 school children, 110 from the intervention school, and 110 from the control school participated in this study from 2015 to 2017. Data were collected before and after intervention in the two groups by using a self-administered questionnaire. Tooth brushing method data were collected by direct observation with a checklist. Oral health education was provided at eight weekly intervals for one year. At one and a half years, third-time data collection was done on the intervention group to assess retention. Chi-square test, two samples t-test, one way repeated measure ANOVA were used for data analysis. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Public Health,Yangon, Myanmar.Results: There were significant differences between the two groups in oral health knowledge (p<0.05) except one and also in behavior (p<0.001) after the intervention. A positive effect of the intervention was found in the intervention group. The intervention had a significant effect on the sustainability of the correct knowledge and behavior of the intervention group although the education session was stopped for six months (p<0.001). Their mean knowledge and behavioral scores at three different points got at these times were (2.45±1.12 and1.56±0.90) at baseline, (3.79±1.12 and 3.60±1.21) at one year after education, and (4.07±0.98 and 3.24±1.31) at six months after cessation of education, respectively. Conclusions: The repeated oral health education was effective to promote and sustain oral health knowledge and behavior.

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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF MOBILE APPLICATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL RISKS IN NURSING WORK

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2018-0214 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Author(s):

Linda Nice Gama ◽

Cláudia Mara de Melo Tavares

Keyword(s):

User Satisfaction ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Application Development ◽

Professional Activities ◽

Usability Assessment ◽

Hospital Units ◽

Informational Technology ◽

Production Study ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Computer Professionals

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop a multi-platform mobile application for the prevention of musculoskeletal risk factors related to nursing work in a hospital unit and to evaluate the usability criteria with nurses and computer professionals. Method: technological production study for the development of a mobile application, following the phases of software engineering: analysis of requirements, design and specification, construction, internal tests, maintenance and external evaluation. The product was evaluated for usability by nurses from public hospital units in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The System Usability Scale instrument was used for the evaluation of the nurses and the instrument of heuristics of compliance of digital interfaces was used with the informational technology professionals. The application development period lasted from November 2017 to March 2018 and the usability assessment from March to May 2018. Results: the evaluation data showed that the application shows agreement and compliance with the principles of usability in the criteria of effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction, however, the evaluators suggest that the application's functionalities should be simplified. Conclusion: the application was designed as a care strategy for the nursing professional, considering the musculoskeletal risks which they are exposed to in their professional activities. The development and evaluation methods were satisfactory and the proposed objectives were achieved.

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Early Development and Design of Crowdsourcing Agriculture Mobile Application for Lambsquarters

CLEI electronic journal ◽

10.19153/cleiej.23.2.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Brianna Posadas ◽

Mamatha Hanumappa ◽

Juan Gilbert

Keyword(s):

Mobile Application ◽

Ground Truth ◽

Research Process ◽

Average Score ◽

User Centered Design ◽

Application Development ◽

Ground Truth Data ◽

Qualitative Feedback ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Made In

As big data has become increasingly necessary in modern farming techniques, the dependence on high quality and quantity of ground truth data has risen. Collecting ground truth data is one of the most labor-intensive aspects of the research process. A crowdsourcing platform application to aid lay people in completing ground truth data can improve the quality and quantity of data for growers and agricultural researchers. In this study, a user-centered design process was used to develop a prototype of a mobile application which will teach people how to classify certain characteristics of lambsquarters in the District of Columbia. Focus group results demonstrated that the greatest motivation for the participants was having opportunities to develop their skills and access to educational resources. From the focus groups, design personas were created and wireframe prototypes were produced. The prototypes were evaluated by users using the System Usability Scale and qualitative feedback. The design received an average score of 75.95, which indicates an acceptable design. From the feedback of the users, improvements to the design were made in the mobile application development of the system.

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HelloCare: APLIKASI MANAJEMEN PENGETAHUAN BERBASIS ANDROID UNTUK TENAGA KESEHATAN

Jurnal Teknologi Informasi YARSI ◽

10.33476/jtiy.v6i1.599 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 25-34

Author(s):

Herika Hayurani ◽

Hamnah Hamnah ◽

Ummi Azizah Rachmawati ◽

Elan Suherlan

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Technology Development ◽

Health Workers ◽

Health Sector ◽

Application Development ◽

Health Area ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Nurses And Physicians ◽

Management Functions

Technology Development in the health sector is one of the main targets in mobile application development today. Sharing knowledge and experience among health workers are challenging to implement because of the lack of a place to exchange their ideas. Based on this background, we built a HelloCare application on the Android platform as an application of knowledge management for health workers. Testing of the application using the System Usability Scale (SUS) to 30 respondents consisting of nurses and physicians, the result of effectiveness is 80.88% as for satisfaction is 96.16%. We also test the application using knowledge management functions and get the average result at score 3.33871 of 5. It means that the HelloCare application is good enough to support knowledge management in the health area. Keywords: knowledge management, mobile application, health workers

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USABILITY TESTING PADA APLIKASI HOOKI ARISAN DENGAN MODEL PACMAD MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN GQM

Kumpulan Artikel Mahasiswa Pendidikan Teknik Informatika (KARMAPATI) ◽

10.23887/karmapati.v8i1.16983 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Riftika Rizawanti . ◽

I Ketut Resika Arthana, S.T.,M.Kom. . ◽

UNDIKSHA .

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Load ◽

Performance Measurement ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Usability Testing ◽

Think Aloud ◽

Application Development ◽

Mobile Application Development ◽

Speed Level ◽

Usability Criteria

Hooki Arisan merupakan aplikasi mobile gratis yang menggabungkan fungsi arisan dan pesan instan dalam satu platform. Permasalahannya periode retensi pengguna untuk aplikasi mobile sangat rendah, hanya sekitar 10% pengguna yang ditemukan masih menggunakan aplikasi mobile yang sama setelah enam bulan pengunduhan. Untuk memenuhi tantangan tersebut, usability testing perlu dilakukan untuk verifikasi apakah aplikasi tersebut sudah mencapai tujuannya dan mendapat respon yang baik dari pengguna. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menguji aplikasi Hooki Arisan dengan model PACMAD (People At The Center of Mobile Application Development) dengan pendekatan GQM (Goal Question Metrics) pada tujuh atribut usabiliy yaitu efficiency, effectiveness, learnability, memorability, errors, satisfaction, dan cognitive load. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui hasil usability testing dan rekomendasi perbaikan pada aplikasi Hooki Arisan. Setelah melakukan usability testing pada aplikasi Hooki Arisan dengan metode Performance Measurement, Retrospective Think Aloud (RTA), dan Kuesioner CSUQ dapat disimpulkan bahwa aplikasi Hooki Arisan mencakupi aspek Efficiency dengan tingkat kecepatan 0,001432422 tiap detiknya; Effectiveness 83%; Learnability 72,91667%. ; Memorability 82,932%.; Errors 22%; Satisfaction 73.15% dan juga memenuhi aspek Cognitive Load. Aplikasi Hooki Arisan mampu memenuhi kriteria usability sebuah aplikasi mobile karena dinilai telah mencakupi ke-tujuh variabel usability model PACMAD. Untuk menginkatkan tingkat usability aplikasi Hooki Arisan dalam penelitian ini dirancang rekomendasi halaman aplikasi Hooki Arisan dengan membuat wireframe, dimana dasar yang digunakan untuk mengembangkan rekomendasi hasil data usability testing yaitu performance measurement dan RTA.Kata Kunci : CSUQ, Hooki Arisan , PACMAD, Performance Measurement, RTA, Usability. Hooki Arisan is a free mobile application that combines social gathering and instant messaging functions on one platform. The problem is that the user retention period for mobile applications is very low, only about 10% of users found still use the same mobile application after six months of downloading. To meet these challenges, usability testing needs to be done to verify whether the application has reached its purpose and gets a good response from the user. This study was conducted to examine the application of Hooki Arisan with the PACMAD model (People At The Center of Mobile Application Development) with the GQM (Goal Question Metrics) approach on seven usability attributes, such as efficiency, effectiveness, learnability, memorability, errors, satisfaction, and cognitive load. The purpose of this study is to determine the results of usability testing and recommendations for improvements of Hooki Arisan application. After conducting usability testing on the Hooki Arisan application using the Performance Measurement, Retrospective Think Aloud (RTA) method, and the CSUQ Questionnaire it can be concluded that the Hooki Arisan application covers the Efficiency aspect with a speed level of 0.001432422 every second; Effectiveness 83%; Learnability 72,91667%. ; Memorability 82.932% .; Errors 22%; satisfaction 73.15% and also fulfill the Cognitive Load aspect. The Hooki Arisan application is able to meet the usability criteria of a mobile application because it is considered to have covered the seven usability variables of the PACMAD model. To improve the level of usability of the Hooki Arisan application in this study, we designed the recommendations of the Hooki Arisan application page by creating wireframe, where the basis used to develop the recommendations of the results of usability testing data was performance measurement and RTA.keyword : CSUQ, Hooki Arisan, PACMAD, Performance Measurement, RTA, Usability.

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Oral health related knowledge, attitude, and practice among school children of Jyamrung, Nepal

Journal of Chitwan Medical College ◽

10.3126/jcmc.v4i3.11930 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

A Shakya ◽

M Shrestha ◽

A Srivastav ◽

B Kayastha

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Oral Health ◽

School Children ◽

Care Program ◽

Health Promotion Program ◽

Base Line ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Oral Health Promotion ◽

Medical College ◽

Health Related

Oral diseases are common in school children of underprivileged region of developing countries. The community-based oral health promotion approach, using schools as a platform, is a way to tackle the oral health problems of community with limited human and financial resources. A base-line study was conducted in a school of Jyamrung so as to evaluate oral health related knowledge, attitude and practices among schoolchildren, based on which an oral health promotion program will be developed for the school. A descriptive study was conducted among all the students of the school. Oral heath related information of the students was collected using DMFT (Decayed Missing Filled Teeth) index and a questionnaire. A total of 88 children with age ranging from 6 to 16 years took part in the study. A total of 61% of the children had dental caries. Mean DMFT of the schoolchildren was 1.78 (SD 2.04). The Filled component score was 0. Children with the experience of tooth pain the previous year was 36.5% for 6-11 years of age, and 58.3% for 12-16 years of age. None of them had received any form of treatment following the pain. Only 4 children have dental consultation. Almost 92% of them have never received oral health education in their school. A comprehensive oral health care program is required to address the present oral health needs of the schoolchildren. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v4i3.11930Journal of Chitwan Medical College 2014; 4(3): 1-4

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Effectiveness of oral health education on 8- to 10-year-old school children in rural areas of the Magway Region, Myanmar

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/s12903-020-01368-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kyu Kyu Swe ◽

Aung Kyaw Soe ◽

Saw Htun Aung ◽

Htin Zaw Soe

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Health Services ◽

School Children ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Oral Health Education ◽

Oral Health Services ◽

And Behavior

Abstract Background Oral diseases are common and widespread around the world. The most common oral diseases are preventable, and early onset is reversible. Myanmar faces many challenges in rendering oral health services, because approximately 70% of the total population resides in rural areas. These relate to the availability and accessibility of oral health services. Therefore, oral health education is one key element to prevent oral diseases and to promote oral health. Methods A quasi-experimental study was carried out at Basic Education Middle Schools in rural areas of Magway Township to study the effectiveness of oral health education on the knowledge and behavior of 8- to 10-year-old school children. A total of 220 school children, 110 from intervention schools and 110 from control schools, participated in this study from 2015 to 2017. Data were collected before and after intervention in the two groups by using a self-administered questionnaire. Tooth brushing method data were collected by direct observation with a checklist. Oral health education was provided at eight weekly intervals for 1 year. At one and a half years, third-time data collection was done on the intervention group to assess retention. Chi-square test, two samples t-test and one-way repeated measure ANOVA were used for data analysis. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Public Health in Yangon, Myanmar. Results There were significant differences between the two groups in four out of five knowledge questions (p < 0.05) and all behavior questions (p < 0.001) after intervention. A positive effect of oral health education for a period of 45 min at eight weekly intervals for 1 year was found in the intervention group. The intervention had a significant effect on the sustainability of the correct knowledge and behavior of the intervention group although the education session was stopped for 6 months (p < 0.001). Their mean knowledge and behavioral scores at three different points in time were (2.45 ± 1.12 and1.56 ± 0.90) at baseline, (3.79 ± 1.12 and 3.60 ± 1.21) at 1 year after education and (4.07 ± 0.98 and 3.24 ± 1.31) at 6 months after cessation of education, respectively. Conclusions Repeated oral health education was effective in promoting and sustaining oral health knowledge and behavior.

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Abstract 059: Developing a Mobile Application for Cardiac Rehabilitation

Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes ◽

10.1161/circoutcomes.10.suppl_3.059 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (suppl_3) ◽

Author(s):

Alexis L Beatty ◽

John C Fortney ◽

P M Ho ◽

George G Sayre ◽

Mary A Whooley

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Usability Testing ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Task Completion ◽

On Demand ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

System Usability ◽

New Strategies

Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation improves outcomes for patients with ischemic heart disease or heart failure, but is underused. New strategies to improve delivery of cardiac rehabilitation are needed. We developed a mobile application for technology-facilitated home cardiac rehabilitation and sought to determine its usability. Methods: We recruited patients eligible for cardiac rehabilitation who had access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet access to participate in usability testing of the mobile application. The mobile application includes physical activity goal setting, logs for physical activity and health measures, health education, reminders, and feedback (Figure). Participants were introduced to the mobile application and then observed while completing pre-specified tasks with the mobile application. Participants completed the System Usability Scale (0-100), rated likelihood to use the mobile application (0-100), and participated in a semi-structured interview. Based on participant feedback, we made iterative revisions to the mobile application. Results: We conducted usability testing in 13 participants. The first version of the mobile application was used by the first 5 participants, and revised versions were used by the final 8 participants. From the first version to revised versions, task completion success rate improved from 44% to 78% (p=0.05), System Usability Scale improved from 54% to 76% (p=0.04), and rated likelihood of using the mobile application remained high at 76% and 87% (p = 0.30). Interview responses revealed a need for introductory training ( “Initially, training with a technical person, instead of me relying on myself”) and on-demand help (“ If I had problems I’d try to find out how to fix it on this or call you” ). Additionally, many participants were interested in sharing data with providers (“ I can show my doctor what I’ve been working on ”). Conclusions: With participant feedback and iterative revisions, we significantly improved the usability of a mobile application for cardiac rehabilitation. Patient expectations for using a mobile application for cardiac rehabilitation include introductory training, on-demand help, and sharing data with providers. Iterative mixed-method evaluation may be useful for improving the usability of health technology.

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