Using Eye Tracking to Assess the Navigation Efficacy of a Medical Proxy Decision Tool

Soussan Djamasbi, Bengisu Tulu, Javad Norouzi Nia, Andrew Aberdale, Christopher Lee, Susanne Muehlschlegel

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Abstract

Making a life-or-death decision about the best course of action for a loved one is emotionally taxing and cognitively complex. Decision aids can help reduced the burden by providing relevant important information that facilitates decision making while allowing the decision maker to process the information at their own pace. Given the intense cognitive effort required to process complex medical alternatives, it is crucial to provide a decision aid that is easy to understand and easy to use. We designed a digital decision aid based on a validated paper-based decision aid targeting proxies making survival or comfort care decisions for their loved ones suffering traumatic brain injury. In this study, we focused on the effects of navigation design, which plays an essential role in helping users consume the provided content. We used eye tracking to study users’ information processing and navigation behavior throughout the entire decision making process. Our results showed that one of our navigation designs reduced the feeling of “lostness” and improved the overall perception of the usability of the tool. The same navigation design improved the information processing behavior by increasing engagement with the system and helped decision makers spend more time processing content rather than searching for the provided information.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAugmented Cognition - 13th International Conference, AC 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
EditorsDylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages143-152
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783030224189
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Jul 26 2019Jul 31 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11580 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period7/26/197/31/19

Keywords

  • Decision making
  • Decision support tool
  • Eye tracking
  • Navigation
  • User experience

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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