Identifying the content, functionalities, and features of a mobile application for contact lens wearers

Falahati-Marvast, Fatemeh; Pucker, Andrew D.; Alipour, Fateme; Farokhzadian, Jamileh; Ahmadian, Leila

doi:10.1186/s12911-022-01910-w

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Table 3 Identified requirements for designing a mobile application for contact lens wearers

From: Identifying the content, functionalities, and features of a mobile application for contact lens wearers

1. Mobile application content	2. Mobile application functionalities	3. Mobile application features
1.1 Advice and precaution	2.1 Entering information required for self-care	3.1 The structure and user interface of the mobile application
Basic information for CL wearers^c	Entering details of practitioner’s visits (visit date, name of the clinic, name of practitioner, medications, instructions…)^c	Easy to use^a
CL hygiene information^c	Entering name and type of CL^c	Short and simple tutorials^a
CL care information^c	Entering CL parameters^a	Attractive user interface^a
CL complications information^c	Entering manufacturing and expiry dates of CL^a	Correct and reliable information^c
Providing instructions for CL wearers for using the CL^b	Entering start and end dates of CL use^a	In agreement with the culture^a
Presenting the results of new research regarding safety in using the CL^a	Entering the hours of gradual use of the hard CL in the CL habit stage^c	3.2 Information presentation methods
1.2 Training	Entering CL wearing hours during the day^c	Text^a
Training of CL insertion tailored to the type of CL^c	Entering the time of day when the CL wearers feel discomfort^c	Video^a
Training of CL removal tailored to the type of CL^c	Entering dates and times of pain while using the CL^a	Animation^a
Training of CL rinsing and disinfecting^c	Entering complications and their occurrence time^c	Voice^a
Training of handwashing and disinfecting^c	2.2 Computational capability
Training of CL case rinsing and disinfecting^c	Calculation of CL usage time over the day, week, and month^c
Specific training tailored to the target population^a	Calculation of the time period of CL use and the start of uncomfortable feeling^b
1.3 Supplementary information for better CL wearing	Calculation of the total days of pain^a
Introducing CL accessories^c	2.3 CL wearers interaction with mobile application
Introducing common CL brands^c	Asking questions from a practitioner^a
Introducing CL certified sales centers^c	Creation of frequently asked questions list^a
Introducing information resources^a	Rating the practitioner’s answers by CL wearers^a
Introducing new initiatives in the field of CL^a	Expressing the concerns, opinions, and experiences of CL wearers^a
Introducing well-known centers with their address^c	Rating the experiences and comments^a
	Comments on the CL wearers’ input^a
	Organizing and prioritizing CL wearers’ experiences and comments based on the ratings^a
	Searching answers and experiences^a
	Making appointments for next visits^a
	2.4 Mobile application development
	Creation of a mobile application in different languages such as English in addition to Persian^a
	Mobile application updates according to new needs, suggestions, and feedback^a
	Development of the mobile application based on best available evidence^b
	2.5 Reminders and alerts
	Setting up the reminders or alerts times^c
	Reminders of CL use^c
	Reminder for CL and CL case replacement time^c
	Reminder for visiting practitioner^c
	Alert for entering CL use information^c

CL contact lens
^aNeeds described only by CL wearers
^bNeeds described only by Practitioners
^cNeeds described jointly by CL wearers and practitioners

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