Table 4 Feedback and Subsequent Changes from Usability testing (Study 3)
From: The development of a web- and a print-based decision aid for prostate cancer screening
Concern | Solution |
|---|---|
Booklet Usability testing | Â |
Questions about age- and race- adjusted PSA | - Sections added with this material |
Complex material | -Plain language consultant was used |
| Â | -Changed in text based on comments from men |
| Â | -Used bullet points and short sentences |
Complex DA questions | -Multiple versions of the DA questions were created and tested |
Website Usability testing | Â |
Little experience using the Internet | - Instructions and a troubleshooting packet provided to user |
| Â | - Instructions provided on the website |
Complex material | - Used less text on each screen |
| Â | - Increased use of bullet points |
| Â | - Audio summarized what is on the page for the participant |
| Â | - New "vocabulary" words have a hyperlink to a pop-up with their definition |
Figure of prostate looks "cartoon-like" | - Changed figure and other graphics to look more realistic |
Some men commented that they would like to see audio on the pop-ups. | - Web developers and researchers decided that this would be too distracting; this suggestion was not implemented. |
| Â | - Audio was put on all main pages for consistency. |