Usability of Iranian Primary Vitiligo Patient Registry (Ipvpr): A Pilot Study Publisher Pubmed



Arabkermani Z¹ ; Sharifian R¹ ; Esmaeli N² ; Bastani P¹ ; Bashiri A¹ ; Sheikhtaheri A³
Source: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Published:2022

Abstract

Background: Usability is essential for the acceptance and success of vitiligo patient registry system. Poor usability could decrease system efficiency and effectiveness, and have a negative impact on using the system and providing services. This study aims to evaluate the usability of vitiligo patient registry system. Methods: This pilot study was conducted in 2021. In total, 17 users who were working in the vitiligo ward participated in the study. System usability scale (SUS) was used to evaluate the usability of vitiligo patient registry system. Results: In the usability evaluation stage, the mean score of the system usability scale was obtained as 77.79.Conclusion: Developing vitiligo patient registry system with high usability and making decisions based on the registered data could provide better understanding of this disease and facilitate research in this field. Application of this system and its acceptance by users could decrease costs and increase effectiveness and quality of services. © 2022 The authors and IOS Press. This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)