PR - Usher App - Usability & User-satisfaction testing

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Usher: An app to support patients on bariatric surgical pathways - Usability & User-satisfaction testing

• IRAS ID

  200005

• Contact name

  Mohammad Mobasheri

• Contact email

  m.mobasheri@imperial.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Imperial College London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 8 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  The department has developed a smartphone app (called 'Usher') to support patients on the Bariatric Surgical pathway at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

  This research project consists of 2 phases:
  In phase 1, we aim to perform usability testing of the 'Usher' app with end-users (bariatric patients). The app will be iterated according to the outcomes of usability testing.
  Phase 2 will explore User (bariatric patients) satisfaction and acceptability with the app using a constructed survey.

• REC name

  South East Scotland REC 01

• REC reference

  16/SS/0063

• Date of REC Opinion

  16 Mar 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion