Citation

Khasnabish S, Burns Z, Couch M, Mullin M, Newmark R, Dykes PC. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Medical Informatics Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1093/jamia/ocz190

PMID

31697326

Abstract

This case report applied principles from the data visualization (DV) literature and feedback from nurses to develop an effective report to display adherence with an evidence-based fall prevention program. We tested the usability of the original and revised reports using a Health Information Technology Usability Evaluation Scale (Health-ITUES) customized for this project. Items were rated on a 5-point Likert scale, strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). The literature emphasized that the ideal display maximizes the information communicated, minimizes the cognitive efforts involved with interpretation, and selects the correct type of display (eg, bar versus line graph). Semi-structured nurse interviews emphasized the value of simplified reports and meaningful data. The mean (standard deviation [SD]) Health-ITUES score for the original report was 3.86 (0.19) and increased to 4.29 (0.11) in the revised report (Mann Whitney U Test, z = -12.25, P < 0.001). Lessons learned from this study can inform report development for clinicians in implementation science.

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Language: en

Keywords

data visualization; evidence-based; fall prevention; health-ITUES; usability