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ArticleJMIR human factors2024

User-Centered Design and Usability of Voxe as a Pediatric Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Platform: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.

Samantha J Anthony, Sarah J Pol, Enid K Selkirk, Amarens Matthiesen, Robert J Klaassen, Dorin Manase, Amanda Silva, Melanie Barwick, Jennifer N Stinson, Alameen Damer and 4 more

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  1. "Reading level is just one component": best practices for cognitive debriefing patient-reported outcome instruments with pediatric populations.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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Samantha J AnthonyChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1800-2333
Sarah J PolChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1883-1753
Enid K SelkirkChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6624-8194
Amarens MatthiesenChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7221-0566
Robert J KlaassenComprehensive Hemophilia Care Clinic, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6913-2808
Dorin ManaseThe Data Aggregation, Translation and Architecture (DATA) Team, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0002-5771-1287
Amanda SilvaThe Data Aggregation, Translation and Architecture (DATA) Team, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-2893-8329
Melanie BarwickChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2478-604X
Jennifer N StinsonChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9969-8052
Alameen DamerChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3953-5822
Mowa AyibiowuChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5702-309X
Selina X DongComprehensive Hemophilia Care Clinic, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5408-0200
Stephan OreskovichComprehensive Hemophilia Care Clinic, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-5609-2906
Michael BrudnoThe Data Aggregation, Translation and Architecture (DATA) Team, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7947-2243

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElectronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) are standardized digital instruments integrated into clinical care to collect subjective data regarding patients' health-related quality of life, functional status, and symptoms. In documenting patient-reported progress, ePROMs can guide treatment decisions and encourage measurement-based care practices. Voxe is a pediatric and user-centered ePROM platform for patients with chronic health conditions.

objectiveWe aimed to describe the user-centered design approach involving feedback from end users and usability testing of Voxe's platform features to support implementation in a pediatric health care setting.

methodsPurposive sampling was used to recruit patients aged 8-17 years from 2 chronic illness populations in 2 pediatric hospitals in Canada. Patients' health care team members were also purposively recruited. One-on-one iterative testing sessions were conducted digitally by research team members with participants to obtain feedback on the appearance and functionalities of the Voxe platform prototype. Patients and health care providers (HCPs) completed Voxe-related task-based activities. International Organization for Standardization key performance indicators were tracked during HCP task-based activities. HCPs also completed the System Usability Scale. To test platform usability, the think-aloud technique was used by participants during the completion of structured tasks. After completing all task-based activities, patient participants selected 5 words from the Microsoft Desirability Toolkit to describe their overall impression and experience with the Voxe platform. Qualitative data about likes, dislikes, and ease of use were collected through semistructured interviews. Feedback testing sessions were conducted with patients and HCPs until Voxe was acceptable to participating end users, with no further refinements identified. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis were completed using descriptive statistics and content analysis.

resultsA total of 49 patients and 38 HCPs were recruited. Patients were positive about Voxe's child-centered design characteristics and notification settings. HCPs rated Voxe as user-friendly and efficient, with the time to complete tasks decreasing over time. HCPs were satisfied with the Voxe platform functionalities and identified the value of Voxe's system notifications, summarized display of ePROM results, and its capacity to integrate with electronic medical records. Patients' and HCPs' high satisfaction rates with the Voxe prototype highlight the importance of being responsive to user suggestions from the inception of eHealth platform developments to ensure their efficient and effective design.

conclusionsThis paper describes the user-centered creation and usability testing of Voxe as an ePROM platform for implementation into clinical care for pediatric patients with chronic health conditions. As a patient-facing platform that can be integrated into electronic medical records, Voxe aligns with measurement-based care practices to foster quality patient-centered approaches to care. End users' positive feedback and evaluation of the platform's user-friendliness and efficiency suggest that Voxe represents a valuable and promising solution to systematically integrate patient-related outcome (PRO) data into complex and dynamic clinical health care settings. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): RR2-10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053119.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresUser-Centered DesignAdolescentCanadaChildChronic DiseaseElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeeHealthend user engagementmobile phonepatient-reported outcomepatient-reported outcome measurespediatricuser-centered design

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