title: Context mediated usability testing.
abstract: Usability testing is an important part of health information technology HIT design. However, usability issues will vary by the contexts where a system is used. To date there are few studies that have described contextual factors of usability testing. This paper uses a case study of a surgical information system to develop a model of four contextual categories that impact usability testing. We discuss each of the contexts in detail and then suggest how they can be used to develop a general framework to enable better understanding of the role of context in usability testing and evaluation of HIT.
authors.affiliation: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Craig E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kuziemsky
authors.affiliation: School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kushniruk
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*