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Abstract
This study aimed to assess drug–drug interaction alert interfaces and to examine the relationship between compliance with human factors principles and user-preferences of alerts. Three reviewers independently evaluated drug–drug interaction alert interfaces in seven electronic systems using the Instrument-for-Evaluating-Human-Factors-Principles-in-Medication-Related-Decision-Support-Alerts (I-MeDeSA). Fifty-three doctors and pharmacists completed a survey to rate the alert interfaces from best to worst and reported on liked and disliked features. Human factors compliance and user-preferences of alerts were compared. Statistical analysis revealed no significant association between I-MeDeSA scores and user-preferences. However, the strengths and weaknesses of drug–drug interaction alerts from users’ perspectives were in-line with the human factors constructs evaluated by the I-MeDeSA. I-MeDeSA in its current form, is unable to identify alerts that are preferred by the users. The design principles assessed by I-MeDeSA appear to be sound, but its arbitrary allocation of points to each human factors construct may not reflect the relative importance that the end-users place on different aspects of alert design.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 563-575 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Health Informatics Journal |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 11 Apr 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2020 |
Keywords
- alerts
- clinical decision support
- drug–drug interaction
- human factors
- usability
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Creating safe, effective systems of care: the translational challenge
Braithwaite, J., Westbrook, J. & Coiera, E.
1/11/14 → 31/12/18
Project: Research