Providing essential newborn care interventions is crucial for saving the lives of newborns in low/middle-income settings. The Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB) mobile application is a powerful tool that can help nurses and doctors make informed decisions and provide high-quality care to newborns during the first day of life. However, to make the app more effective and user-friendly, I conducted a user study and participatory design sessions with three user groups. In this post, I will share my insights from the study and the improvements I made to the ECEB app based on my research.
User Study: To better understand the usersā needs and challenges, I conducted a user study with three groups: nurses, doctors, and healthcare administrators. The study involved browsing similar UI Interfaces by observing the usersā interaction with the app. The key insights I gained from the study are:
- I found the appās UI complex and overwhelming, with too much information and features displayed on the screen.
- I had difficulties navigating the app and finding the information they needed quickly.
Participatory Design: Based on the insights from the user study, I conducted participatory using myself as the user groups. It involved brainstorming, prototyping, and testing the appās UI with my feedback. The key improvements I made to the app based on the participatory design sessions are:
- Simplifying the UI by removing unnecessary features and information and using a more intuitive navigation system.
- Improving the appās performance and stability by optimizing the widgets to be rendered.
- Adding a screen that will serve as a guide on how to use the app
Designs made so far
