Table 4 Functional analysis and design of the Ru Tan Ya mobile application
Problem | Solution | Benefits | Design point |
|---|---|---|---|
Difficult to find medicinal information | Provide a function to access accurate medicinal information | User can access proper medicinal information | Medicinal information to support user on a smart device platform |
Difficult to find information on website or application. Difficult to navigate to drug stores | Provide a suitable and compatible function for user device and direct mapping direction | Practical use for visual disability users by providing convenient and easy access to drug information | Adequate information with a directional map on the application |
Language barrier | Use the Thai language in the application | Clear understanding | Thai language |
Overload of information about a particular drug | Limit the amount of information appearing in the application | Precise and easily understandable information is provided | Display adequate information |
Incorrect Google translation/ users’ lack of knowledge of medical terms | Simplify drug information classification | Drug information database is easy for all users to navigate | Function easily navigated by voice recognition input |
Application does not support disability mode/ low capacity and performance devices | Design element to support touching Application runs smoothly on a device with a low capacity of resources | Easily understandable information input/output. Application can be used on low-performance device | Adapt developmental technique |