Development of a Weighted Heuristic for Website Evaluation for Older Adults

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• Personal Author:
  Johanson GA ; Lynch KR ; Schwerha, Diana J.
• Description:
  Older adults are the fastest growing population of Internet users. As websites acquire a greater number of older visitors, it is vital that they are designed with this demographic in mind. Older users typically have different user characteristics than younger users; they may have changes in perceptual abilities, motor skills, cognitive abilities, mental models, and confidence in the use of technology. This research documents the development of a new weighted heuristic measure for evaluating the usability of websites for older adults and its validation with performance testing. Results from a repeated measures analysis of variance indicated that websites with different heuristic classifications were significantly different with respect to performance metrics and System Usability Scale ratings. Conclusions point to the need for web design that takes into account preferences and abilities of older web users. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Computers Demography Men Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Software Women
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Cognitive Function Computer Software Demographic Characteristics Humans Mental Processes Physiological Factors Psychomotor Function
• ISSN:
  1044-7318
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  404-418
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050151
• Citation:
  Int J Hum-Comput Interact 2013 Jun; 29(6):404-418
• Contact Point Address:
  Diana J. Schwerha, 278 Stocker Center, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
• Email:
  schwerha@ohio.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f8dc0d9e5c78e0b687df597475158d5565a239fb5a19c3bd801a2f7a4e47d6b9a3d050aeac7e3530bb2c7346235c963de66b419ccdee785f5bcc0e643c8a6816
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210625/cdc_210625_DS1.pdf
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