Evaluating the usability of Iran's national comprehensive health information system: a think-aloud study to uncover usability problems in the recording of childcare data.

Introduction: Health information systems play a crucial role in the delivery of efficient and effective healthcare. Poor usability is one of the reasons for their lack of acceptance and low usage by users. The aim of this study was to identify the usability problems of a national comprehensive health information system using the concurrent think-aloud method in the recording of childcare data.

Usability evaluation of a comprehensive national health information system: relationship of quality components to users' characteristics.

Objective: One of the most important methods for evaluating information systems is usability evaluation. Usability is a context-dependent qualitative feature that is measured by multiple quality components that can be related to users' characteristics. This study was conducted to evaluate the usability of a comprehensive national health information system (SIB; an abbreviation for the Persian equivalent of 'integrated health system') from the perspective of different users and to determine the relationship between quality components and users' characteristics.

Clinical and Para Clinical Information Needs of Infertility Electronic Health Records in Iran: A Delphi Study.

Background: infertility is referred to the person's inability to conceive pregnancy after one year of intercourse without using protection. This study paves the ground for creating a complete, united, and coherent source of patients' medical information.

Materials And Methods: this is an applied research of descriptive-cross sectional type which has been carried out through qualitative - quantitative methods.

Features and Effects of Information Technology-Based Interventions to Improve Self-Management in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: a Systematic Review of the Literature.

Slowing down the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its adverse health outcomes requires the patient's self-management and attention to treatment recommendations. Information technology (IT)-based interventions are increasingly being used to support self-management in patients with chronic diseases such as CKD. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the features and effects of IT-based interventions on self-management outcomes of CKD patients.