Patient co-design informed simpler navigation, layered information and a system letting patients choose which recommendations to pursue. In subsequent testing, median SUS was 78.8/100. Interviews identified further needs for flexible advice and respectful communication.
Why it matters A published practice example connecting patient feedback to interface decisions, while showing why a usability score needs qualitative explanation.
Peer-reviewed mixed-methods usability study: 22 patients, System Usability Scale (SUS) and interviews.
Short hospital sessions with Swedish-speaking patients, not sustained home use. No comparison group establishes improvement from co-design; clinical benefits were not tested. The authors identify possible selection and interpretation bias.
Reviewed: Publisher abstract, methods, results, discussion and limitations; supplementary files not reviewed..
Combine user evaluation with standards checks, and report whose experiences your study covers. Established W3C WAI guidance, updated 30 April 2024; selected for this week, not newly published research.
JOURNAL ARTICLEMotor learning and interaction19 October 2026 · Background selectionBackground readingLoading count…
Practising rotated versions of a character improved drawing of its canonical form comparably to repeated practice of that form. The reported transfer suggests that learning movement structure can contribute alongside practising an identical action.
Peer-reviewed research reporting 11 experiments using novel character-drawing tasks and training with rotated forms.
Nature Human BehaviourYale-led research · participant geography not verified · Abstract available
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JOURNAL ARTICLESurvey design & measurement bias16 October 2026Loading count…
Self-completed health scales showed no statistically significant differences between online completion and completion during interviewer or nurse visits. The study separates who administers questions from the setting in which people answer.
Peer-reviewed analysis of 1,779 participants in 1,111 households; randomized mode allocation with modelling to address mode switching.
JMIR Human FactorsGreat Britain · 2019 household panel · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEResearch wording & shared meaning23 October 2026Loading count…
Participants endorsed similar mixed economic arrangements while naming them differently along ideological lines. Highlighting shared preferences reduced perceived disagreement in US experiments; the authors also report shared preferences beneath different labels in Brazil.
Five studies (1,753 participants), including four preregistered experiments (1,640 participants). Published, peer-reviewed accepted article; final typesetting pending.
Nature CommunicationsUnited States and Brazil · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEWearable interfaces21 October 2026Loading count…
A garment sleeve becomes a screen you can touch. Researchers integrated display and touch-sensing functions into fibres, demonstrating a fabric interface with video at up to 30 frames per second.
Peer-reviewed engineering prototype: fibres combine display pixels, touch sensing and circuitry in a 96 × 54-pixel garment interface.
NatureSingapore · National University of Singapore research prototype · Abstract available
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JOURNAL ARTICLEDigital inclusion and healthcare interfaces4 May 2026 · BackgroundBackground readingLoading count…
Routine digital-health tasks exposed both interface barriers and difficulties with foundational operations such as typing and navigation. Only 31 of 60 participants attempting the website-address task completed it independently.
Mixed-methods observation of 64 patients aged 50 or older completing four digital-health tasks.
JMIR Human FactorsUnited States · one urban safety-net health system · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEInclusive usability testing18 August 2026 · BackgroundBackground readingLoading count…
The team adapted testing for stroke survivors and caregivers using accessible instructions, speech-pathology input, home sessions and breaks. Zoom difficulties in a two-person pilot prompted a tailored setup guide: a concrete example of evidence changing the research procedure.
Peer-reviewed methodological tutorial with an applied website-testing case; not a comparative effectiveness trial.
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchAustralia · EmpowerMe website · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEAnimal–computer interaction28 August 2024 · BackgroundBackground readingLoading count…
Dogs responded appropriately to play and outside words spoken or played through buttons, including buttons pressed by an unfamiliar researcher. Food-related responses did not show the same pattern.
Peer-reviewed, preregistered experiments: 30 dogs in researcher-led home visits and 29 in a citizen-science analysis; blinded video coding.
PLOS ONEOwner-trained pet dogs tested at home; UC San Diego-led research · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEAI privacy and research methods21 October 2026Loading count…
A brief questionnaire showed high internal consistency for AI privacy concerns. Transparency and control were closely related to concerns about data use; the authors recommend a total score.
Journal psychometric study: 361 analysed responses; exploratory and holdout confirmatory factor analyses of a six-item scale.
JMIR Human FactorsUnited States · Pittsburgh-led recruitment · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEGame accessibility and interface settings20 July 2026 · BackgroundBackground readingLoading count…
Access Profiles explore carrying accessibility preferences between games. Participants identified potential for easier discovery and configuration, while highlighting context-specific settings and ecosystem dependencies.
Peer-reviewed qualitative design study with nine disabled players and five independent designer-developers; microgame probes and interviews.
Frontiers in Computer ScienceUS research institutions · international recruitment · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEAviation accessibility and service design22 July 2026 · BackgroundBackground readingLoading count…
Accessibility provisions can exist yet fail across an airport journey. The review links fragmented assistance, navigation and infrastructure to barriers in practical use.
Peer-reviewed scoping review of 14 scientific articles plus Canadian grey literature; final scientific search in 2024.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesInternational studies; Canadian grey literature · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEData visualisation & human–AI evaluation19 October 2026Loading count…
The tested models scored below people on average and made reliably different patterns of errors. A good overall score alone therefore does not establish that a model interprets charts as people do.
Peer-reviewed early publication comparing eight vision-language models with human responses across six visualisation assessments.
Scientific ReportsUS-based research team; participant geography not verified · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEPractice case study · patient journey mapping19 August 2026 · Background case studyBackground readingLoading count…
Forum analysis shifted the brief from physical monitoring towards social and emotional life after colorectal cancer treatment. Those insights informed a diary prototype; participants reported potential value for reflection and communication.
Peer-reviewed exploratory case: analysis of 212,107 forum posts, expert-supported journey mapping, then a diary prototype and interviews with four patients.
JMIR Human FactorsEnglish-language online forums and Dutch-speaking patients; Netherlands-based clinical collaboration · Open access
The authors translate lived experience and theory into forum guidance addressing autonomy, competence, belonging and safety. Recommendations connect broad principles with practical implementation choices.
Peer-reviewed qualitative study: 54 interviews with 36 forum users and 18 staff, plus four staff design workshops; self-determination theory informs analysis.
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchUnited Kingdom; health forums with a strong mental-health focus · Open access
Older adults who completed immersive VR reported greater competence and flow, and less tension. Yet the study detected no advantage over matched video on an immediate Tai Chi movement-knowledge test. A more engaging experience need not mean better learning.
Peer-reviewed randomized comparison: 106 older adults assigned to VR or matched video; 92 complete cases in the primary analysis.
JMIR AgingChinese-speaking adults aged 60+ · community venues; specific location not stated · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEAgeing, autonomy & design ethics8 October 2026Loading count…
Participants described avoiding devices, changing routines to prevent alerts, or acting to reassure caregivers. Monitoring intended to support independence could also constrain everyday choices.
Qualitative longitudinal journal study: 21 older adults followed for over a year, with four interview phases.
npj Health SystemsCommunity-based care; study location not verified from abstract · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEAdaptive AR & user control16 October 2026 · Article in pressLoading count…
The review links useful AR assistance to retained user control. Some fully autonomous adaptations produced stress, distraction or distrust. Its proposed framework begins with control decisions before choosing what to adapt and how to sense inputs.
Peer-reviewed systematic review: 798 records screened, 241 full texts assessed, 24 studies synthesised qualitatively.
Virtual RealityLiterature review; authors based at Virginia Tech, US · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEInclusive co-design16 October 2026Loading count…
The team described using concrete screen alternatives, visual ranking and repeated workshops to make design decisions more accessible. Recruitment, preparation and relationships mattered alongside the interface work.
Peer-reviewed qualitative study: five retrospective reflection meetings with eight team members after 17 co-design workshops; inductive content analysis.
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchSoutheastern Sweden · Open access
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NEWS & REPORTSDesign systems & form interaction15 October 2026Loading count…
The new countType option counts user-perceived characters or word boundaries, improving handling of special characters and emojis. The release also deprecates the older maxwords option.
Official release notes and Design System announcement; implementation guidance, not an outcome study.
Government Digital ServiceUnited Kingdom · government services · Free to read
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JOURNAL ARTICLEEducation UX & mixed-methods evaluation7 October 2026Loading count…
High usability ratings coexisted with navigation and comprehension problems, especially for parents using teacher-oriented terminology. Iterative testing informed interface refinements.
Peer-reviewed mixed-methods evaluation: eight teachers and eight parents; remote tasks, usability scales and interviews.
JMIR Human FactorsUnited States · teachers and parents recruited through national outreach · Open access
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PRACTICE & COMMENTARYAI & trust25 September 2026Loading count…
This practitioner article turns research on reactions to AI disclosure into questions about policy, audiences, context, expectations and the extent of AI involvement.
Practitioner synthesis of cited research
Nielsen Norman GroupUnited States · research synthesis · Free to read
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NEWS & REPORTSAccessibility10 September 2026Loading count…
W3C has updated its WCAG 3 working draft and is inviting feedback on the developing conformance model. It remains work in progress.
Primary standards announcement · working draft
W3C Web Accessibility InitiativeInternational · Free to read
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JOURNAL ARTICLEService design & low-resource contexts1 September 2026Loading count…
Staff reported increasing confidence with the system. Patient feedback emphasised inclusion in conversations and understanding the service. Connectivity and medical-device constraints remained practical barriers.
Peer-reviewed mixed-methods pilot at two clinics: 12 patient consultations, two doctors and two nurses; surveys, observation and interviews.
JMIR Human FactorsSouth Africa · Cape Town and Northern Cape · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEHealth UX and critical instructions19 August 2026Loading count…
Participants rated short and medium-length instructions as more usable than long instructions. The study found no evidence that photographs, diagrams or handwritten versus pre-printed formats changed perceived usability in this sample.
Peer-reviewed within-subjects study with 38 Rice University undergraduates assessing six total-knee-replacement discharge-instruction formats using a modified System Usability Scale.
Journal of User ExperienceUnited States · Rice University undergraduate sample · Open access
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NEWS & REPORTSAccessibility evaluation23 July 2026Loading count…
WCAG-EM 2.0 sets out a process for defining scope, sampling, testing and reporting accessibility conformance across digital products, extending beyond websites.
W3C Group Note · evaluation methodology
W3C Web Accessibility InitiativeInternational · Free to read
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JOURNAL ARTICLEAccessibility23 June 2026 · background readingBackground readingLoading count…
Authentication and screen-reader barriers recur across digital financial services. Reported reliance on sighted assistance raises questions about privacy and independent access.
Peer-reviewed scoping review · 23 studies across eight databases
Journal of Medical Internet Research12 countries · seven studies from India · Open access
The Digital Government Outlook 2026 examines public-sector digital capability and the gap between strategies and delivery. Its service-design discussion calls for services organised around people’s lives and stronger evaluation.
Interviews and automated checks informed navigation, labelling and content fixes. Automated scores improved, but user testing still identified difficulties and requests for audio description.
Peer-reviewed case study: seven interviews, seven museum audits and post-redesign tasks with ten blind participants.
Encontros BibliBrazil · Alagoas · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLEHealthcare design8 April 2026 · background readingBackground readingLoading count…
Clinical workflows and infrastructure constraints informed a tele-round platform; connectivity failures prompted asynchronous messaging.
Peer-reviewed design case: fieldwork, heuristic evaluation and implementation account.
Frontiers in Digital HealthBrazil · northern and northeastern public ICUs · Open access
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JOURNAL ARTICLELong-term UX research methods4 March 2026 · background readingBackground readingLoading count…
The method combined group identification of technologies, individual experience plotting and collaborative discussion. Participants identified 14 technologies, added 92 experience annotations and developed nine themes in 4.5 hours across three groups.
Peer-reviewed empirical case study of a three-phase Collaborative UX Curve with 10 hospice practitioners in three groups, covering two care processes and a three-year recall period.
Interacting with ComputersUnited Kingdom · one palliative-care organisation · Free to read
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JOURNAL ARTICLEInclusive design10 February 2026Background readingLoading count…
A study of an Australian civic precinct examines how architects, council staff and an inclusion adviser experienced co-design. It highlights the need to sustain meaningful participation throughout a project.
The authors combine cooperative inquiry with participatory design in a project to develop a heavy-duty handcart in rural Zambia. The work examines fit and adoption in a specific local setting.
The systems people prefer are more consistently associated with lower workload than with faster task completion. A synthesis of 144 studies challenges the habit of treating preference as a secondary usability measure.
Peer-reviewed meta-analysis · 144 studies
International Journal of Human-Computer StudiesDenmark · international literature · Open access