Latifi Masoomeh, Salimi Sohrab, Karami Nader Alishan, Dolatabadi Nasrin Davari, Farsani Leili Allahbakhshian
Food Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2020 Sep 28;9:245. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_750_19. eCollection 2020.
Designing information systems will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the system according to the information needs of the stakeholders. The present study examined the effective features of designing the information system of medicinal plants from the perspective of its users as a prerequisite for the design of this system.
This applied research was carried out using survey method and a researcher-made questionnaire. The study population consisted of two groups of information users (faculty members, students, and researchers of medicinal plants) and information disseminators (librarians), and 308 individuals were selected by cluster sampling from five universities. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software version 22.
The results showed that in view of the two groups of users, there was a significant difference in the search options in the database of medicinal plants and the displaying characteristics of the search results. On an average, the rank of the two groups in these two domains was largely different. In other cases, the users considered shared features for capabilities and facilities in an information system of medicinal plants.
According to the results, for obtaining the information system of medicinal herbs with better capabilities and facilities, it is essential for designers to pay attention to all elements and objections in the interaction of the human and the system, especially in the field of search.
根据利益相关者的信息需求设计信息系统将提高系统的效率和有效性。本研究从药用植物信息系统用户的角度考察了设计该系统的有效特征，作为该系统设计的前提条件。
本应用研究采用调查法和研究者自制的问卷进行。研究人群包括两组信息用户（药用植物的教师、学生和研究人员）和信息传播者（图书馆员），通过整群抽样从五所大学选取了308名个体。使用SPSS 22版软件进行描述性和推断性统计分析。
结果表明，从两组用户的角度来看，药用植物数据库中的搜索选项和搜索结果的显示特征存在显著差异。平均而言，两组在这两个领域的排名差异很大。在其他情况下，用户认为药用植物信息系统的功能和设施具有共同特征。
根据研究结果，为了获得具有更好功能和设施的草药信息系统，设计者必须关注人与系统交互中的所有要素和问题，尤其是在搜索领域。
