Healthcare Worker Feedback on a Prototype Smartphone-Based Point-of-Care Test Platform for Use in Episodic Care. Issue 2 (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shin, Dong Jin; Lewis, Mitra; Hsieh, Yu-Hsiang; Rahmoun, Noha Atef; Gaydos, Charlotte A.; Wang, Tza-Huei; Rothman, Richard
• Is Part Of: Point of care. Volume 17:Issue 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: end-user acceptability -- point-of-care testing -- sexually transmitted infections -- chlamydia -- episodic care -- emergency departments; Point-of-care testing -- Periodicals; Point-of-Care Systems -- standards -- Periodicals; 616.075
• DOI: 10.1097/POC.0000000000000160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-029X

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: With a growing list of new platforms, end-user acceptability is an evolving topic in point-of-care (POC) test development. Although technical reports of new experimental POC tests are common, it is rare to find reports that evaluate the end-user acceptability of such innovations. This work illustrates an example of bridging that gap by evaluating the end-user acceptability of an experimental POC test platform with novel technical features. A prototype smartphone-based sexually transmitted infection tests was evaluated by emergency department technicians, followed by a survey of acceptability factors. Our findings suggest that the end-user acceptability of some design features be implemented in the prototype.