Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs)
Introduction: Dietary intervention is the cornerstone in the management of disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs). Therefore, a MyProteinGuideTM web-based application was developed to assist the caregivers of AAMDs in self-monitoring their nutritional status especially the dietary intake. Materi...
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| description | Introduction: Dietary intervention is the cornerstone in the management of disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs). Therefore, a MyProteinGuideTM web-based application was developed to assist the caregivers of AAMDs in self-monitoring their nutritional status especially the dietary intake. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the usability of the MyProteinGuideTM web-based application among caregivers of patients diagnosed with AAMDs including aminoacidopathies (AA), Organic Aciduria (OA) and Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) aged between 6 months to 18-year-old who are receiving treatment in the genetic clinic, Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) and Hospital Pulau Pinang (HPP). A total of 30 caregivers participated in this study, out of most of the caregivers had children with AA (43.3%), followed by OA (30.0%) and UCD (26.7%). The Malay version of mHealth application usability questionnaire (MAUQ) and System Usability Scale (SUS) were used as the assessment tools to assess the application usability. Results: An overall usability mean (SD) score of 5.88 (0.76) out of a maximum score of seven as rated by MAUQ while SUS score was 78.17 (15.70), indicating good usability. In term of domain breakdown, the highest scoring domain being Domain 3: Usefulness 5.99 (0.79) followed by Domain 2: User Interface and Satisfaction 5.94 (0.73) and Domain 1: Ease of Use 5.69 (0.91). Suggestions to improve the application include to make it into a responsive web application or mobile application which are user-friendly to both mobile phone user. Conclusion: In conclusion, the usability results showed that MyProteinGuideTM had a good usability. |
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| spelling | upm-1149292025-02-12T02:41:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114929/ Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) Ying, Lim Jing Rajikan, Roslee Ali, Mohamad Nazlena Amit, Noh Hamid, Haslina Abdul Yin, Leong Huey Mohamad, Maslina Qi, Koh Bi Introduction: Dietary intervention is the cornerstone in the management of disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs). Therefore, a MyProteinGuideTM web-based application was developed to assist the caregivers of AAMDs in self-monitoring their nutritional status especially the dietary intake. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the usability of the MyProteinGuideTM web-based application among caregivers of patients diagnosed with AAMDs including aminoacidopathies (AA), Organic Aciduria (OA) and Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) aged between 6 months to 18-year-old who are receiving treatment in the genetic clinic, Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) and Hospital Pulau Pinang (HPP). A total of 30 caregivers participated in this study, out of most of the caregivers had children with AA (43.3%), followed by OA (30.0%) and UCD (26.7%). The Malay version of mHealth application usability questionnaire (MAUQ) and System Usability Scale (SUS) were used as the assessment tools to assess the application usability. Results: An overall usability mean (SD) score of 5.88 (0.76) out of a maximum score of seven as rated by MAUQ while SUS score was 78.17 (15.70), indicating good usability. In term of domain breakdown, the highest scoring domain being Domain 3: Usefulness 5.99 (0.79) followed by Domain 2: User Interface and Satisfaction 5.94 (0.73) and Domain 1: Ease of Use 5.69 (0.91). Suggestions to improve the application include to make it into a responsive web application or mobile application which are user-friendly to both mobile phone user. Conclusion: In conclusion, the usability results showed that MyProteinGuideTM had a good usability. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024-11 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114929/1/114929.pdf Ying, Lim Jing and Rajikan, Roslee and Ali, Mohamad Nazlena and Amit, Noh and Hamid, Haslina Abdul and Yin, Leong Huey and Mohamad, Maslina and Qi, Koh Bi (2024) Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs). Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (6). pp. 116-123. ISSN 1675-8544; eISSN: 2636-9346 https://doi.org/10.47836%2Fmjmhs.20.6.17 10.47836/mjmhs.20.6.17 |
| spellingShingle | Ying, Lim Jing Rajikan, Roslee Ali, Mohamad Nazlena Amit, Noh Hamid, Haslina Abdul Yin, Leong Huey Mohamad, Maslina Qi, Koh Bi Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) |
| title | Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) |
| title_full | Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) |
| title_fullStr | Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) |
| title_short | Usability evaluation of web-based dietary application MyProteinGuideTM among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (AAMDs) |
| title_sort | usability evaluation of web-based dietary application myproteinguidetm among caregivers of children with disorders of amino acid metabolism (aamds) |
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