Hi Michael,
You might find some of our work at CRI of interest. We have been
doing quite a bit of practical research on health information design
and many other areas of information design, all with an emphasis on
measuring the effectiveness--both quantitative and qualitative--of
the outcomes. This work has been ongoing for the last 20 years.
Lots of reports and case histories at:
http://www.communication.org.au/html/papers_to_read.php
BTW, we are close to publishing the book on diagnostic testing I
mentioned on this list last year,
If you want to receive an announcement about this, join our
publication update list:
http://www.communication.org.au/html/info/update_mail_list.html
Best wishes,
David
> Dear List,
>
> As someone who is also trying to take design research into
> practice, I would
> like to know if anyone knows of published research studies using
> quantitative methods to test visual design and/or interface design.
> Related
> work in industrial design would also be helpful in lieu of such
> work in
> visual design. If anybody knows of such studies in consumer health
> informatics, that would be even better.
>
> I am making this request, because the center I direct is presently
> pursuing
> Federal US grants to support the further development of
> interactive, mobile,
> and multimedia-based forms of patient and patient-guardian
> communication in
> pediatric research medicine at St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
>
> We are encountering the age-old problem of the humanities vs the hard
> sciences, and qualitative research viewed as junk by quantitative
> thinkers
> who, not incidentally, hold the purse strings and the right of
> access to our
> human subjects--our strong ties with the St Jude doctors
> notwithstanding.
>
> We have decided, therefore, to augment our qualitative user-
> centered design
> methods with quant studies developed by a cognitive psychologist I've
> brought on board. These quant studies will look at the basic science
> governing the principles, techniques, and theories we're using in the
> practice-based application. Hopefully, then, with this "proof of
> principle"
> work, our very positive user responses will be taken more seriously
> by the
> medical and Federal agency "establishments."
>
> At the end of the day, we just want to help parents and kids
> understand what
> the heck is going on with their cancer and why the doctors are
> recommending
> these experimental treatments, so that the parents and the kids can
> make an
> informed decision to consent or dissent--and then live without
> regret after
> making that tough decision.
>
> Any resources you can provide will be most appreciated and
> subsequently
> conflated and shared with the whole list.
>
> Michael
>
> --
> Michael Schmidt, Director
> Center for Multimedia Arts
> Associate Professor, Graphic Design
> The University of Memphis/
> FedEx Institute of Technology
> 365 Innovation Drive
> Memphis, TN 38152
>
> P 901-678-1777
> F 901-678-2735
>
>
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