title: Issues on evaluating the usability of a pen-tablet system using server-based computing.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to define the issues in evaluating the usability of pen-tablet systems (PTS) with server-based computing (SBC) in hospital settings. For five subjects with PTS operation, we measured the delay of drawing under SBC environments and compared it with the results of questionnaires from subjects. It was found that the relation of the usability with the drawing velocity and the delay is the crucial issue for a further study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Informatics, Tottori University Hospital, Tottori 683-8504, Japan. kei-tera@umin.net
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwata
authors.forename: Andre W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kushniruk
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Borycki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondoh
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014584:User-Computer Interface