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Usability is a critical aspect in the adoption of e-health applications. However, its impact on energy consumption has not been thoroughly studied in e-health domain. The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between energy efficiency and usability in the context of personal health records (PHRs). A total of 5 web-based PHRs out of 19 were selected for this study and the energy consumption of these PHRs was assessed when performing 20 tasks. The results showed that the PHRs with best practices of usability consumed more energy than the others. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations for practitioners on how to trade-off between usability and energy efficiency were proposed.
This research is part of the BIZDEVOPS-GLOBAL-UMU (RTI2018-098309-B-C33) project, and the Network of Excellence in Software Quality and Sustainability (TIN2017-90689-REDT). Both projects are supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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García-Berná, J.A., Ouhbi, S., Fernández-Alemán, J.L., Carrillo-de-Gea, J.M., Nicolás, J. (2020). Energy Efficiency and Usability of Web-Based Personal Health Records. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S., Orovic, I., Moreira, F. (eds) Trends and Innovations in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45697-9_3
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