Table 12 Comparative validation of proposed framework with existing models.

From: A hierarchical framework to evaluate the usability of smartphone health applications

Models

Usability parameters

 

Proposed

model

Efficiency

Effectiveness

Satisfaction

Comprehensibility

Productivity

Performance

Integrity

Availability

Accessibility

Operability

Universality

Robustness

Error-prevention

Completeness

Simplicity

 

22

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×

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×

×

×

×

×

×

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×

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×

×

×

 

23

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24

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25

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26

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27

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28

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29

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Models

Usability parameters

Proposed

model

Accuracy

Comfort

Competency

Security

Trustfulness

Information needs

Awareness

Immediacy

Compliance

Usefulness

Response time

Learnability

Memorability

Understandability

Interruptibility

Appropriateness

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  1. √—Criterion met, ×—Criterion not met.