One Website to Gather them All: Usability Testing of the New German SKin Cancer INFOrmation (SKINFO) Website-A Mixed-methods Approach.
J Cancer Educ
; 38(4): 1264-1270, 2023 08.
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ABSTRACT
Skin cancer patients increasingly search the internet to acquire disease-related information. However, information on the internet may be misleading. Recently, SKINFO has been launched, a website exclusively created for German-speaking skin cancer patients providing information as well as additional resources of verified quality. Here, we describe the results of the first usability test of SKINFO using a mixed-methods approach. Ten adult patients with skin cancer were recruited for usability testing in the skin cancer units of the University Hospitals of Erlangen and Dresden, Germany. Testing consisted of three different scenarios where patients were asked to find specific information on the SKINFO website guided by the think-aloud method. Descriptive analysis and content analyses were performed. All patients would recommend SKINFO and appreciated its content, design, and structure. Think-aloud analysis identified the topics layout, navigation, and content and structure which would benefit from refinement. Major criticism included the navigation through the website, and the desire for more specific information addressing patients' relatives and the latest, up-to-date information. Overall, usability testing showed that the unique web-based information platform has the potential to support patients coping with skin cancer and thus strengthen informed decision-making.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Interfaz Usuario-Computador
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
J Cancer Educ
Asunto de la revista:
EDUCACAO
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NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania