儿童和青少年系统性龋齿管理移动应用程序的专家可用性评估：一项横断面研究。

Expert Usability Evaluation of a Mobile Application for Systematic Caries Management in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study.

作者信息

Kang Yu-Min, Yeo An-Na, Lee Su-Young

机构信息

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Carius Dental Clinic, 618th Dental Company (AS), Dental Health Activity, USFK Army, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, South Korea.

Department of Dental Hygiene, Daejeon Health University, Daejeon, South Korea.

出版信息

Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Dec;17(12):1370-1376. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2992.

DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2992

PMID:39867112

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11760416/

Abstract

AIMS AND BACKGROUND

The field of mobile healthcare (mHealth) has attracted attention, and the quality of mHealth applications is also being addressed. Therefore, usability evaluation should be conducted to verify the quality of mHealth applications. The aim of this study was to conduct an expert evaluation to verify the systematic aspects and usability of a mobile application ("CAMBRA-students") developed to evaluate caries risk in children and adolescents and to provide systematic caries management.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The expert reviewers consisted of five professionals, including two dental hygienists, one professor of dental hygiene, and two IT specialists. These experts evaluated the technical issues of the mobile application using the heuristic evaluation and the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). Frequency analysis was used to determine the heuristic score and MARS.

RESULTS

As a result of the heuristic evaluation, a total of 45 comments were received, of which 23 problems were extracted. The usability evaluation for professionals resulted in an overall score of 3.64. In the subscales (engagement, functionality, esthetics, information, and application subjective quality) of the MARS, the domain "application subjective quality" received the lowest score of 2.95 and the domain "information" received the highest score of 4.18. Through expert evaluation, the "CAMBRA-students" application was improved, and the usability was modified by correcting systemic and usability issues.

CONCLUSION

The "CAMBRA-students" application is expected to be used in public oral health services for students. It will contribute to improving the oral health status of adolescents using the caries risk management system.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The "CAMBRA-students" application effectively manages caries risk in adolescents and has enhanced usability and systematic quality through expert evaluation, enabling personalized oral health management. It can significantly improve adolescent oral health and be integrated into school-based programs.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Kang Y, Yeo A, Lee S. Expert Usability Evaluation of a Mobile Application for Systematic Caries Management in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(12):1370-1376.

摘要

目的与背景

移动医疗（mHealth）领域已引起关注，mHealth应用的质量也在得到探讨。因此，应进行可用性评估以验证mHealth应用的质量。本研究的目的是进行专家评估，以验证一款为评估儿童和青少年龋齿风险及提供系统性龋齿管理而开发的移动应用程序（“CAMBRA-学生版”）的系统性方面和可用性。

材料与方法

专家评审员由五名专业人员组成，包括两名口腔卫生员、一名口腔卫生学教授和两名信息技术专家。这些专家使用启发式评估和移动应用评分量表（MARS）对移动应用的技术问题进行评估。使用频率分析来确定启发式得分和MARS得分。

结果

启发式评估的结果是，共收到45条评论，从中提取出23个问题。专业人员的可用性评估总得分为3.64。在MARS的子量表（参与度、功能、美学、信息和应用主观质量）中，“应用主观质量”领域得分最低，为2.95，“信息”领域得分最高，为4.18。通过专家评估，对“CAMBRA-学生版”应用进行了改进，并通过纠正系统性和可用性问题来修改了可用性。