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Table 2 The problems identified by the users in usability testing

From: The relationship between user interface problems of an admission, discharge and transfer module and usability features: a usability testing method

Number

Problem

Number of users expressing the problem

Task number

1

The format of some components of the user interface, such as the icons, is ambiguous and the signs do not imply their function.

5

All tasks

2

Performing some tasks through different parts of the system is problematic for the user (such as generating statistical reports).

4

3, 4

3

The menus automatically hide on the side of the page, making user access to them difficult.

4

All tasks

4

Some icons are disabled while they have to be enabled.

4

5

5

The heading to filter the reports is not detectable by the users

3

6

6

The data of each section is not mentioned in its subsets in a cohesive manner.

3

4

7

The items do not have clear and proper labels.

3

3, 4

8

Some buttons are not visible for the users.

2

7

9

The diagnostic report generation heading is separate from the diagnostic code recording site, which confuses the users when taking reports.

2

6

10

There are no instructions to perform a step when needed by the user.

2

All tasks

11

The small font is problematic for the users when selecting the type of diagnosis.

2

5

12

Alerts for not recorded data that must have been recorded are presented late.

1

3, 4, 5

13

To record the data, it has to be typed or its code be remembered, with no possibility of choosing between some options.

1

1, 3, 4, 5