Usability Evaluation of an Educational Website for Mexican Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Satisfaction, Facility, and Utility

Diabetes education constitutes a pivotal component of treatment aimed at achieving and sustaining metabolic control. Health information technologies have demonstrated their effectiveness as tools for delivering health education. Nonetheless, only a limited number of reports have been published illus...

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Published inJournal of consumer health on the Internet Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 361 - 375
Main Authors Pineda del Aguila, Ignacio, Goycochea Robles, Maria Victoria, Escobedo de la Peña, Jorge, Velázquez López, Lubia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis Ltd 02.10.2023
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Summary:Diabetes education constitutes a pivotal component of treatment aimed at achieving and sustaining metabolic control. Health information technologies have demonstrated their effectiveness as tools for delivering health education. Nonetheless, only a limited number of reports have been published illustrating the usability of educational websites concerning type 2 diabetes (T2D). In this context, a cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the usability of an educational website across four primary care clinics in Mexico City. The study included ninety patients diagnosed with T2D, 71% of whom were women, and with a median diabetes diagnosis duration of 5 years. Parameters such as glucose levels, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and anthropometric measurements were recorded. Additionally, the level of usability was gauged using a previously validated instrument, revealing that 78% of participants found the educational website highly usable.
ISSN:1539-8285
1539-8293
DOI:10.1080/15398285.2023.2266543