Development and Usability Testing of an Online Tool for Intraoperative Assessment of Surgical Residents

Authors

Jeff T. Flinn, Wright State University
Amie Miller, Wright State University
Michael L. Galloway, Wright State UniversityFollow
Katherine Lin, Wright State UniversityFollow
Keith A. Watson, Wright State UniversityFollow
Minia Hellan, Wright State UniversityFollow
Randy J. Woods, Wright State UniversityFollow
Caroline G. L. Cao, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

Formal intraoperative assessments of surgical residents are often completed with pencil-and-paper forms, leading to a low rate of compliance with residency program guidelines. An online tool was developed for the evaluation of residents by attending physicians in the OR. Usability testing was conducted using two groups of users, one expert and the other naïve, using a newly developed variant of rapid iterative testing methodology called DONE-RITE. The tool was developed and refined over a series of rapid iterations where user interface and domain-specific usability issues were addressed by the naïve and expert user groups, respectively. The end result was the quick development of the online tool, which the expert users agreed was convenient to use in the OR and was likely to improve compliance with resident assessment guidelines.

Comments

Poster Presentation, Human Factors and Ergonomics International Society Annual Meeting, Sept. 30-Oct. 4 2013, San Diego, CA.

Repository Citation

Flinn, J. T., Miller, A., Galloway, M. L., Lin, K., Watson, K. A., Hellan, M., Woods, R. J., & Cao, C. G. (2013). Development and Usability Testing of an Online Tool for Intraoperative Assessment of Surgical Residents. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 57 (1), 1512-1516.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/obgyn/88

DOI

10.1177/1541931213571337