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Development and evaluation of visualizations of smoking data for integration into the Sense2Quit app for tobacco cessation.

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Brin, M; Trujillo, P; Huang, M-C; Cioe, P; Chen, H; Xu, W; Schnall, R
Published in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
January 2024

Due to insufficient smoking cessation apps for persons living with HIV, our study focused on designing and testing the Sense2Quit app, a patient-facing mHealth tool which integrated visualizations of patient information, specifically smoking use.The purpose of this paper is to detail rigorous human-centered design methods to develop and refine visualizations of smoking data and the contents and user interface of the Sense2Quit app. The Sense2Quit app was created to support tobacco cessation and relapse prevention for people living with HIV.Twenty people living with HIV who are current or former smokers and 5 informaticians trained in human-computer interaction participated in 5 rounds of usability testing. Participants tested the Sense2Quit app with use cases and provided feedback and then completed a survey.Visualization of smoking behaviors was refined through each round of usability testing. Further, additional features such as daily tips, games, and a homescreen were added to improve the usability of the app. A total of 66 changes were made to the Sense2Quit app based on end-user and expert recommendations.While many themes overlapped between usability testing with end-users and heuristic evaluations, there were also discrepancies. End-users and experts approached the app evaluation from different perspectives which ultimately allowed us to fill knowledge gaps and make improvements to the app.Findings from our study illustrate the best practices for usability testing for development and refinement of an mHealth-delivered consumer informatics tool for improving tobacco cessation yet further research is needed to fully evaluate how tools informed by target user needs improve health outcomes.

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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

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EISSN

1527-974X

ISSN

1067-5027

Publication Date

January 2024

Volume

31

Issue

2

Start / End Page

354 / 362

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco Use Cessation
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Mobile Applications
  • Medical Informatics
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
 

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Brin, M., Trujillo, P., Huang, M.-C., Cioe, P., Chen, H., Xu, W., & Schnall, R. (2024). Development and evaluation of visualizations of smoking data for integration into the Sense2Quit app for tobacco cessation. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 31(2), 354–362. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad162
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

DOI

EISSN

1527-974X

ISSN

1067-5027

Publication Date

January 2024

Volume

31

Issue

2

Start / End Page

354 / 362

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco Use Cessation
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Mobile Applications
  • Medical Informatics
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences