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Isolating the Effects of a Mobile Phone on the Usability and Safety of eHealth Software Applications
Elizabeth M. Borycki, Janessa Griffith, Helen Monkman, Cheryl Reid-Haughian
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10.3233/978-1-61499-742-9-37
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 234: Building Capacity for Health Informatics in the Future
Abstract

Mobile phones are used in conjunction with mobile eHealth software applications. These mobile software applications can be used to access, review and document clinical information. The objective of this research was to explore the relationship between mobile phones, usability and safety. Clinical simulations and semi-structured interviews were used to investigate this relationship. The findings revealed that mobile phones may lead to specific types of usability issues that may introduce some types of errors.

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