Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2023 Jun 22;304:86-90. doi: 10.3233/SHTI230377.
The widespread adoption of mobile phones and increasing mobile connectivity globally create opportunities to access remote and disadvantaged populations. Mobile health interventions in low- and middle-income countries have substantial reach and potential to promote the socio-emotional and cognitive development of children. This study presents co-design workshop findings relating to the user experience of a mobile application - Thrive by Five - which intends to promote healthy early childhood development globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Here, findings from workshops conducted in 11 countries in Asia, Africa, and Oceania are presented. Key feedback on the mobile application user experience indicated several necessary changes, such as simplifying and localising the language, incorporating short videos or animations, adding more bright colours and illustrations, and making numerous improvements and additions to the app features and functionality. The findings contribute to advancing mobile health, context-sensitive technologies, user experience design, and low-resource setting technology co-design.
全球范围内移动电话的广泛采用和移动连接性的不断增加为接触偏远和弱势人群创造了机会。在低收入和中等收入国家，移动健康干预措施具有很大的覆盖面和潜力，可以促进儿童的社会情感和认知发展。本研究介绍了与旨在促进全球儿童健康发展，特别是在低收入和中等收入国家的移动应用程序“五岁成长”的用户体验相关的共同设计研讨会的结果。这里展示了在亚洲、非洲和大洋洲的 11 个国家举办的研讨会的结果。关于移动应用程序用户体验的关键反馈表明需要进行一些必要的更改，例如简化和本地化语言、加入短视频或动画、添加更多鲜艳的颜色和插图，以及对应用程序功能进行许多改进和添加。这些发现有助于推进移动健康、情境敏感技术、用户体验设计和低资源环境技术的共同设计。
