User Experience Questionnaire Research Articles

Challenges in body composition assessment using air-displacement plethysmography by BOD POD in pediatric and young adult patients

Air-Displacement-Plethysmography (ADP) by BOD POD is widely used for body fat assessment in children. Although validated in healthy subjects, studies about use in pediatric patients are lacking. We evaluated user experience and usability of ADP measurements with the BOD POD system in healthy children and pediatric and young adult patients. Using the experiences of seven cohort studies, which included healthy children and patients aged 2-22 years, we retrospectively evaluated the user experience with the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) (n=13) and interviews (n=7). Technical performance was studied using the quality control data collected by the ADP-system. From 2016 to 2022, 1606 measurements were scheduled. BOD POD was mostly rated 'user-friendly', with a generally neutral evaluation on all scales of the UEQ. However, questionable reliability and validity of the results were frequently (86%) reported. We found a high technical failure-rate of the device, predominantly in stability (17%) and accuracy of the measurement (12%), especially in the 'pediatric option' for children aged <6 years. Measurement failure-rate was 38%, mostly due to subject's fear or device failure, especially in young and lean children, and in children with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. We conclude that ADP by BOD POD in children and young adults is non-invasive and user-friendly. However, in specific pediatric populations, BOD POD has several limitations and high (technical) failure-rates, especially in young children with aberrant body composition. We recommend caution when interpreting body composition results of pediatric patients as assessed with BOD POD using the current default settings.

ANALISIS USER EXPERIENCE APLIKASI REGSOSEK PADA BADAN PUSAT STATISTIK INDRAMAYU MENGGUNAKAN METODE USER EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

The advances of information technology have also brought significant changes to the government in carrying out administrative tasks and communication. In this context, sophisticated information systems enable governments to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness, to reduce costs, and to improve strategic decision-making. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) carries out Research and Research activities in all provinces in Indonesia. The regsosek application itself is an application that is used to facilitate the collection and processing data related to the socio-economic needs of the community such as employment, health, education, and so on. The focus of this research is to find out the deficiencies or problems that exist in the application by measuring the users’ experience of the research and study application using the User Experience Questionnaire. Data analysis and evaluation are divided into two, namely quantitative data analysis for validity and reliability tests and descriptive statistical analysis using UEQ analysis tools version 11 to determine the average value (mean) of each variable. The results of the quantitative data analysis show that the validity value of the Pearson Product Moment correlation exceeds the value of 0.304 and the Croncbach alpha value of 0.613, thus the tests carried out can be relied upon to accurately and consistently measure user experience. Furthermore, the results of the descriptive statistical analysis show that the value on the clarity aspect has the lowest average value of the six aspects of UEQ, so that the conclusion is that the Regsosek application users do not understand the function and purpose of the application

User Experience Analysis on Student Services Website using User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) KPI and Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) (Case Study: UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta)

Purpose: This study aims to obtain an end-user assessment of User Experience on the Student Services website so that it can be used as a priority material for improvement for the Bureau of Academic, Student Affairs, Planning, and Cooperation (AKPK) of the National Development University (UPN) "Veteran" Yogyakarta, when developing a website further.Design/methodology/approach: The User Experience Assessment on the Student Services website refers to 6 aspects of the assessment of the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) KPI method. The existing results will be mapped into an IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) diagram.Findings/result: The results of user experience testing on the Student Services website using the UEQ method, get the Good category for the Efficiency (1.56) and Dependability (1.57) aspects, the Above average category for the Attractiveness aspect (1.28), Perspicuity (1.57), and Stimulation (1.15) and the Bad category on Novelty (-0.27). Mapping the results of the UEQ KPI to the IPA quadrant, getting the results of the Attractiveness, Perspicuity, Efficiency, and Dependability aspects are in Quadrant 1, the Stimulation aspect is in Quadrant 2, the Novelty aspect is in Quadrant 3, and no aspect is in Quadrant 4. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the user experience value of the end user is good. Recommendations for improvement priorities for the Student Services website can further prioritize Novelty aspels that are in Quadrant 3 and in Bad condition.Originality/value/state of the art: The focus of this research is the same as previous research, namely analyzing User Experience with reference to the assessment aspects of the KPI User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) and IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) methods. The difference that can be seen in this study is from the implementation of the method into different case studies with the objectives and urgency and problems described in accordance with the existing research object.

User Experience (Ux) Analysis On New Livin' By Mandiri Application In Jabodetabek Using User Experience Questionnaire

Bank Mandiri has done a redesign and released a new version of their mobile banking service in 2021, becoming a super app called New Livin’ by Mandiri. However, based on reviews from users through App Store and Google Play Store, many users experience difficulty and need to readapt to the new interface. The purpose of this research is to observe the quality of New Livin’ by Mandiri’s user experience (UX) using User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). Analysis results of 130 respondents in Jabodetabek show positive evaluation scores in 6 aspects and 3 aspect groups. Based on benchmarking results, the variable’s stimulation and novelty receive a ‘good’ score meaning that the said variables have far surpassed the standards expected by the respondents. Meanwhile, the rest of the variables receive an ‘above average’ score meaning that the said variables only slightly surpassed the standards expected by the respondents and require more development in their performance.

User Experience Evaluation of Botani Mobile Application using User Experience Questionnaire

Agriculture is an important sector in Indonesia. Farming are how most people make a living within the population [1]. Currently, access to consult with agricultural experts is something that farmers don't have as a privilege. The combination of technology and agriculture needs to be developed to make it easier for farmers to consult. Botani Mobile Apps is an Android-based application that has been developed by the Faculty of Agriculture UB. The purpose of this application is to facilitate farmers in agricultural cultivation. User experience is how a person feels when using a product, system, or service [2]. User experience evaluation needs to be done to measure the success of a product design and to get user feedback for further improvement. One method of evaluating user experience is UEQ (User Experience Questionnaire). Evaluation of user experience of the Botanical mobile application using UEQ will be discussed in this study. Based on the results of the UEQ that have been carried out, the 26 questions asked had an average value of more than 1. After grouping the questions on the 6 UEQ Scale, the average results of calculation showed that all scales are in the green area. Based on UEQ characteristics, the highest scores were Attractiveness, Pragmatic and Hedonic qualities, respectively. All the results of the characteristic values were more than 1. Based on the Benchmark calculation, showed that the Attractiveness, Efficiency, Dependability and Novelty scales had good scale results and the Perspicuity and Novelty scales got above average scale results. Based on all the results of the UEQ evaluation, it can be concluded that the user experience on the BOTANI application is good.

Design of a Web-Based Learning Management System for Physics Education FKIP University of Riau

21st-century technology requires everyone to see and continue to advance in learning in various forms. Technology is a reference in the success of the learning process supported by the quality of teaching, teaching staff, and curriculum. The Physics Education Study Program at the University of Riau in its learning still uses conventional methods. Learning is only carried out by students and lecturers in class in a short time so students often do not understand the material provided. Based on these problems, we need a learning management system. The goal is to add a limited amount and short meeting time. The system was built using the PHP and MySQL programming languages with the CodeIgniter framework. This study uses the Research and Development (R&amp;D) method and software development uses the System Development Life Circle (SDLC) method with a variation of the v-model. Based on software testing using a black box, all features run 100% well and the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) test found that the Learning Management System has good appeal, clarity, and certainty. While efficiency is categorized as very good, stimulation and novelty are included as above average.

CodeLabeller: A Web-Based Code Annotation Tool for Java Design Patterns and Summaries

While constructing supervised learning models, we require labeled examples to build a corpus and train a machine learning model. However, most studies have built the labeled dataset manually, which, on many occasions, is a daunting task. To mitigate this problem, we have built an online tool called CodeLabeller. CodeLabeller is a web-based tool that aims to provide an efficient approach to handling the process of labeling source code files for supervised learning methods at scale by improving the data collection process throughout. CodeLabeller is tested by constructing a corpus of over a thousand source files obtained from a large collection of open source Java projects and labeling each Java source file with their respective design patterns and summaries. Twenty-five experts in the field of software engineering participated in a usability evaluation of the tool using the standard User Experience Questionnaire online survey. The survey results demonstrate that the tool achieves the Good standard on hedonic and pragmatic quality standards, is easy to use and meets the needs of annotating the corpus for supervised classifiers. Apart from assisting researchers in crowdsourcing a labeled dataset, the tool has practical applicability in software engineering education and assists in building expert ratings for software artefacts.

“Micro World – Exploring the Microbial Kingdom”: design and testing of a microbial VR science product

ABSTRACT We designed a microbial science popularization product based on virtual reality technology, “Micro World – Exploring the Microbial Kingdom,” and conducted usability tests. Participants used head-mounted VR glasses to experience virtual scenarios teaching microbiological knowledge. The product’s user experience was evaluated through a User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ), and the results showed that our product provided both usefulness and enjoyment. In addition, the quality of participants’ relevant knowledge acquisition was measured using the Student Education of Educational Quality (SEEQ). The SEEQ results show that “Micro World” is an effective tool for popularizing microbiology science and can actively promote students’ independent learning and improve learning quality.

A virtual reality-based endurance training program for COPD patients: acceptability and user experience

Purpose To investigate the acceptability and user experience of an in-hospital endurance training program based on the Virtual Park, a semi-immersive Virtual Reality (VR) system for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Materials and methods Patients performed 20 min of cycling two times/day for around ten days. The evaluation included adherence, exercise capacity, physical performance, and user experience. Results Fourteen patients (6 F/8 M; age = 71.29 ± 6.93 years) with mild/moderate COPD participated. The adherence rate was satisfying: 85.71% of patients attended the program without adverse events; the individual attendance rate (86.85% ± 27.43) was also high. The exercise capacity assessed before and after the training significantly improved in our group (6MWT pre-post: t(11)= −5.040, p < 0.05), as happens in standard PR programs. The physical performance metrics of each session indicate that all participants could sustain the proposed training protocol over the whole period. Patients judged the VR experience positively (User Experience Questionnaire = 1.84 ± 0.22) and were highly engaged in the activity for the whole period (Short Flow State Scale pre-post: 4.61 ± 0.27/4.40 ± 0.36). Conclusions Our preliminary results open the possibility for further investigations on long-term motivation and clinical effectiveness of more immersive VR interventions for COPD.

Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Application with Augmented Reality for Guiding Visitors on Hiking Trails

Tourism on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, has been increasing due to its characteristics in terms of biodiversity and geodiversity. This island has several hiking trails; the available information can be consulted in pamphlets and physical placards, whose maintenance and updating is difficult and expensive. Thus, the need to improve the visitors’ experience arises, in this case, by using the technological means currently available to everyone: a smartphone. This paper describes the development and evaluation of the user experience of a mobile application for guiding visitors on said hiking trails, as well as the design principles and main issues observed during this process. The application is based on an augmented reality interaction model providing visitors with an interactive and recreational experience through Augmented Reality in outdoor environments (without additional marks in the physical space and using georeferenced information), helping in navigation during the route and providing updated information with easy maintenance. For the design and evaluation of the application, two studies were carried out with users on-site (Santa Maria, Azores). The first had 77 participants, to analyze users and define the application’s characteristics, and the second had 10 participants to evaluate the user experience. The feedback from participants was obtained through questionnaires. In these questionnaires, an average SUS (System Usability Scale) score of 83 (excellent) and positive results in the UEQ (User Experience Questionnaire) were obtained.

User experience, game satisfaction and engagement with the virtual simulation VR FestLab for alcohol prevention: A quantitative analysis among Danish adolescents.

VR FestLab is a virtual reality party simulation application. The tool allows users to make decisions while experiencing a virtual party where they are offered alcohol. This study examines the user experience, game satisfaction, and engagement of 181 adolescent users (aged 15-18) with VR FestLab involving seven schools in Denmark. All user experience factors of the short user experience questionnaire were rated positively or neutral, and 66% of the students liked the VR experience. Neither the user experience score nor a score for game satisfaction and engagement were associated with sex, age, perceived family affluence, school performance, alcohol consumption and attitudes or mental health of students. Overall, positive user experiences and game satisfaction of VR FestLab were found not to differ according to student characteristics. We conclude that virtual simulations offer new ways for developing drinking refusal skills that are attractive and acceptable for adolescent users.

Usability Analysis using User Experience Questionnare (UEQ) and Concurrent Think Aloud (CTA) on Fintech Bibit Application (Case Study on Bibit Application Users in Denpasar)

This study aims to measure and determine the effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction of the Bibit fintech application. The results of measurements carried out using Concurrent Think Aloud show that the effectiveness measurement obtains an average result of 90% and the efficiency measurement obtains an average result of 91%. The results of measuring user satisfaction can be obtained from the results of the User Experience Questionnaire aspects of efficiency (1.68) aspects of attractiveness (1.39), perspicuity (1.40), stimulation (1.21) dependability (1.00) and novelty (0.48) . This research shows that the Fintech Seeds application has been effective and efficient in its use, and on user satisfaction it has a positive impression, only that the novelty aspect has neutral results, thus innovation and creativity in development must increase in the future.

A quality improvement initiative to increase adult ECMO decision-making abilities in a perfusion education program: The use of 3D ECMO simulation.

Adult and pediatric ECMO procedures have been increasingly established as conventional life-saving modalities in critical care services across the world. Since 2017, a multidisciplinary team of program advisors for our perfusion education program have aimed to increase cardiovascular perfusion (CVP) student ECMO exposure and improve clinical decision-making. In this QI intervention, the use of 3D computer-based simulation was assessed in establishing a standardized process to improve the diagnosis and treatment of adult ECMO complications among first year CVP students. The Califia 3D Patient Simulator was incorporated into the curriculum for first year CVP students (n = 26) along with traditional lecture for the adult ECMO complication laboratory session. Pre-class knowledge assessments using de-identified polling software were compared to post-class assessments following the first assigned learning activity. Assessments from students that received simulation before lecture (SIM, n = 15) were compared to students receiving lecture before simulation (LEC, n = 11). User experience questionnaires (UEQ) consisting of 26 questions for six scales of simulation instruction were administered to measure the comprehensive impression of the student experience. Overall median [IQR] pre- and -post knowledge assessment scores were 74% [11] and 84% [11], respectively (p = 0.01). There were no significant differences in pre-class assessment scores between the SIM and LEC groups (74.0% and 74.0%, respectively, p = 0.959). The LEC group achieved higher median post-assessment scores than the SIM group (84% vs 79%, p = 0.032). Among the 26 UEQ survey scales, 23 were positively evaluated (>0.8), and three were a neutral evaluation (-0.8 to 0.8). Cronbach Alpha-Coefficients of >0.78 were measured for attractiveness, perspicuity, efficacy, and stimulation. The coefficient for dependability was 0.37. 25 (96.2%) students indicated that 3D simulation was beneficial to improving ECMO clinical decision-making. In this QI intervention, the implementation of computer-based 3D simulation following lecture was perceived by learners to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of ECMO-related complications.

A pilot trial guiding development and investigating feasibility and usability as well as preliminary effectiveness of the PROTEIN application: personalized nutrition for healthy living

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation project. Background Appropriate nutrition and physical activity (PA) are essential for the management of a large number of non-communicable diseases. Nonetheless, our lifestyle is characterized by an irregular and often poorly balanced dietary pattern and insufficient PA. Purpose The digital health application PROTEIN, which was developed within the framework of H2020 Research and Innovation project PROTEIN, aims to engage people in a healthy, nutritionally sound and active life. To obtain information on the acceptability, usability, and feasibility as well as preliminary effectiveness, pilot trials are being conducted in various countries. Results from these pilots aim to guide the further development of personalized nutrition applications. Methods A prospective pilot study was implemented between May-October 2022. Participant attitudes and beliefs about their diet and PA were assessed by means of the readiness to change questionnaire. Their habits, including smoking, diet (MEDAS), alcohol consumption, (AUDIT) and PA (IPAQ) were evaluated at baseline and follow-up. The usability and feasibility were evaluated by the System Usability (SUS) and User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). A general profile of the participants was assessed, as well as their attitudes and beliefs around their lifestyle. Results Fifty participants were included (women, n=30), 27 of them being overweight or diagnosed with obesity and 23 patients with CVD. On average, age was 49.9 years (19-76) and BMI was 32.3 (16.7–45.3). 40.4% of the participants believed they were PA enough, 42.9% thought they were not. 74% were motivated to become more active. Almost half of the patients (47.6%) were convinced already enjoying a healthy diet, 33.3% were not sure and 19.1% reported they were not. The majority (81%) were motivated to eat healthier. Results from MEDAS show an increase in the intake of vegetables, fruit, legumes and nuts. A decrease was observed in the consumption of meat, butter and candy. (Table 1) 70% reported being highly active at baseline, 21% and 9% reported being medium and low active respectively. Of the patients filling in all the questionnaires (n=25), 20% reported an increase in PA, 70% maintained their PA level and 8% reported a decrease. Results from the SUS showed that most of the participants found the app orderly (64%), attractive (63%) and congenial (76%). However, participants reported to find the app unnecessarily complex (60%), counterintuitive (48%) or cumbersome (68%). Conclusion Participants were motivated to change their lifestyle towards a healthier one. Despite this, a drop-out rate of 41.8% was observed. Users that completed the intervention experienced a positive effect on the maintenance or progress of their PA or diet-behaviour. Currently, it seems that the PROTEIN application is too complex to be user-friendly. There is need to adjust the functionality of the app according to the feedback from users to ensure an optimal impact on their lifestyles.

‘Parentbot – A Digital healthcare Assistant (PDA)’: A mobile application-based perinatal intervention for parents: Development study

ObjectiveTo describe the development procedure of a mobile application-based parenting support program with integrated chatbot features entitled Parentbot – a Digital healthcare Assistant (PDA) for multi-racial Singaporean parents across the perinatal period. MethodsThe PDA development process was guided by the combined information systems research framework with design thinking modes, and Tuckman’s model of team development. A user acceptability testing (UAT) process was conducted among 11 adults of child-bearing age. Feedback was obtained using a custom-made evaluation form and the 26-item User Experience Questionnaire. ResultsThe combined information systems research framework with design thinking modes helped researchers to successfully create a PDA prototype based on end-users’ needs. Results from the UAT process indicated that the PDA provided participants with an overall positive user experience. Feedback gathered from UAT participants was used to enhance the PDA. ConclusionAlthough the effectiveness of the PDA in improving parental outcomes during the perinatal period is still being evaluated, this paper highlights the key details of developing a mobile application-based parenting intervention which future studies could learn from. Practice implicationsHaving carefully planned timelines with margins of delays, extra funds to resolve technical issues, team cohesion, and an experienced leader can facilitate intervention development.

Use of Mixed Reality in Neurosurgery Training: A Single Centre Experience

Mixed reality (MR) technology has opened new avenues for planning, visualization, and education in surgery. Neurosurgical pathologies require a very clear understanding of the relationships between pathology and critical neurovascular structures. The decline in cadaveric dissections and resource constraints has pushed the educators to find newer ways of rendering the same knowledge. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of employing a MR device in a high-volume center for neurosurgical teaching. The study also evaluated the results of the trainee experience in using the MR platform. Three neurosurgical consultants who are part of the teaching faculty were asked to facilitate the session. No prior training on utilizing the MR device was given to the trainees. HoloLens 2 was used as the MR device. Two questionnaires were used to understand the experience of the trainees. Eight active neurosurgical trainees who are currently training at our institution were recruited for the purposes of this study. Despite having no prior training on a MR platform, the learning curve was short for most of the trainees. Whether MR replace current traditional methods of teaching neuroanatomy, the response was divided across the trainees. The results of the User Experience Questionnaire were positive with the trainees finding the device as attractive, dependable, novel, and user-friendly. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using MR platform in neurosurgery training without significant preparation requirements. These data are required to justify the future investment in this technology for training institutions.

PENGGUNAAN METODE USER EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE UNTUK MENGANALISIS KUALITAS PENGALAMAN PENGGUNA APLIKASI MYINDIHOME MOBILE

PT Telkom is a telecommunications service provider company in Indonesia that implements a customer-oriented business and operational strategy. One of the products offered by Telkom is IndiHome. IndiHome provides an application that can be used by customers to carry out all activities related to services to customers known as myIndiHome based on mobile. The facts were found through interviews with PT Telkom employees in the service department and pre-research questionnaires, some customers felt that the myIndiHome mobile application was difficult to use, boring, and not efficient. Then a user experience analysis was carried out to find out from the user's point of view the myIndiHome mobile application and it is hoped that it can provide benefits in the form of recommendations for improvements to improve the quality of the application. User experience analysis was carried out using the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method. The measuring tool at UEQ uses Data Analysis Tools version 11 in excel format. The sample used in this study was 334 respondents using the myIndiHome mobile application in the city of Palembang. The results show that the Mean and Variance values get positive evaluations for all scales, whereas when compared with the dataset, the benchmark results show that there are three scales (attractiveness, precision, and stimulation) that get Above Average results while the other three scales (clarity, efficiency, and novelty) get Below Average results.

APPLICATION OF DESIGN THINKING METHOD IN REDESIGNING THE UI/UX OF SIMAK (ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM) OF SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY BASED ON A MOBILE PLATFORM

Students at Sriwijaya University are having difficulty accessing academic information through SIMAK using their mobile devices due to a user interface that is not optimized for smartphones. In this study, the author used the Design Thinking method because it has stages that are very helpful in creating prototypes, such as the Empathize stage where the author can directly interact with users' personal opinions, up to the testing stage, which helps the author analyze the results of prototype creation so that further development can be more responsive and better. The prototype was tested through Maze, a platform that helps users test product or service prototypes quickly and efficiently. This platform is integrated with various prototype-making applications and allows users to collect qualitative and quantitative data in one place and the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) to analyze data from prototype testing. Based on the results of usability testing, the UEQ scores from 26 SIMAK users were above 1.6, with almost all assessment categories such as "Appeal", "Efficiency", "Accuracy", "Stimulation", "Novelty", and 1.3 in " Perspicuity". Therefore, it can be concluded that the SIMAK prototype design has a good user experience, and the design can be used as a reference for SIMAK mobile-based displays in the future.

Perancangan Aplikasi Pelaporan Harian dengan Design Thinking dan User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ)

PT.TASPEN (Persero) is a State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN) assigned by the Government to administer social insurance and pension funds with the aim of improving the welfare of civil servants or participants and their families, both while still active and after retirement. In daily reporting activities at the PT TASPEN KC Purwokerto company, input will be made to the system during the activity. If the Prototype Design results are satisfactory, PT TASPEN KC Purwokerto employees can develop to the next stage, namely making the application and no longer need to use Microsoft Excel to report every day and of course it makes it very easy for users to input their daily reports into the application. The combination of these two methodologies helps in creating designs on the PT. TASPEN KC PURWOKERTO application that are of high quality and according to user needs. Problems that exist in the office of PT. TASPEN KC Purwokerto still uses Microsoft excel, the lack of supporting applications for daily reporting in fulfilling existing activities at the office of PT. TASPEN KC Purwokerto. The main purpose of this design is to simplify the daily reporting process for PT TASPEN KC Purwokerto employees and ensure that the daily reports are accurate and timely. Design Thinking is used to understand and meet the needs of PT TASPEN KC Purwokerto employees. The User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method contains 26 types of questions, where each question has a scale of 1 to 7. In terms of attractiveness, the average score obtained is 1.99 and get excellent category. Clarity gets an average score of 1.82 and is categorized as good. Efficiency gets an average score of 1.80 in the good category, accuracy gets a score of 1.75 in the excellent category, while stimulation gets a score of 1.90 in the excellent category, and lastly, novelty gets an average score of 1.84 in the excellent category. From the results of this assessment, it can be concluded that the design of the application is positively assessed by employees, because it has a pleasant, good, safe, comfortable, attractive design, and is easy for users to use. Based on these results, a daily reporting application system for employees of PT TASPEN KC Purwokerto will be designed and then an evaluation of the application system for daily employee performance reports will be carried out

Mobile Application for Real-Time Food Plan Management for Alzheimer Patients through Design-Based Research

Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that affects many individuals, mainly in an older age group. Over time, it leads to other diseases that affect their autonomy and independence. The quality of food ingestion is a way to mitigate the disease and preserve the patient’s well-being, which substantially impacts their health. Many existing applications for food plan management focus on the prescription of food plans but do not provide feedback to the nutritionist on the real amount of ingested calories. It makes these applications inadequate for these diseases, where monitoring and control are most important. This paper proposed the design and development of a mobile application to monitor and control the food plans of Alzheimer’s patients, focused on informal caregivers and respective patients. It allows both the realistic visualization of the food plans and users to adjust their consumption and register extra meals and water consumption. The interface design process comprises a two-level approach: the user centered design methodology that accounts for users’ needs and requirements and the user experience questionnaire to measure user satisfaction. The results show that the interface is intuitive, visually appealing, and easy to use, adjusted for users that require a particular level of understanding regarding specific subjects.