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Computerised dose prediction software assist clinicians in undertaking therapeutic drug monitoring by providing individualised dosing recommendations, typically communicated to prescribers in the form of a report. These software are highly sophisticated and accurate in predicting individualised dosage regimens, but if the information contained in the report is not understood by prescribers, the benefits of the software are not achieved. In this study, we set out to assess the perceived usability of a report generated from a dose prediction system. Fifteen prescribers were presented with a mock report and asked a number of questions to elicit their views of the report's content and design. Overall, we found that the mock report was effective in communicating the recommended dose of a drug, but this recommendation was presented alongside information that was not understood or was unlikely to be utilised by prescribers. In particular, the aspects of the report viewed negatively by end-users largely related to a lack of familiarity with the pharmacological terminology used in the report, which hindered understanding and caused confusion. Involving prescribers early on in the process of designing decision support systems is likely to result in systems and outputs that are more useful, usable and accessible to users.
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