Accessibility and Usability of Diabetes Management Devices for Users with Vision Disabilities

Authors :: David Rempel
Molly Follette Story
Adam Luce
Source :: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 53:699-703
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: SAGE Publications, 2009.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate accessibility and usability of three blood glucose meters with voice output and three syringe loaders for individuals with diabetes and vision impairments. Twenty participants simulated a typical use scenario on each device. For meters, the Prodigy AutoCode scored better than ACCU-CHEK Advantage (with Voicemate), which scored better than OneTouch Basic (with Digi-Voice). Among syringe loaders, Count-a-dose scored better than Syringe Support, which scored better than Loadmatic. Recommendations are made for design modifications to both types of devices.

Subjects :: Blood glucose meters
Engineering
Multimedia
business.industry
Usability
medicine.disease
computer.software_genre
Medical Terminology
Diabetes management
Human–computer interaction
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
business
computer
Syringe
Medical Assisting and Transcription

ISSN :: 10711813 and 21695067
Volume :: 53
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........c34434b22ad71b8af64164406c1e11cc
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120905301114

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