The usability of ClimApp : A personalized thermal stress warning tool
(2022) In Climate Services 27.- Abstract
ClimApp was developed to assist individuals in reducing the risk of exposure to thermal stress and to supply the user with individualized advice and recommendations. The tool integrates several human thermal models and heat indices with the local weather forecast and goes on to provide users with a prediction of their thermal stress based on their activity level, clothing level, and heat acclimatization input. Despite its innovative and interactive functionality, ClimApp's utility and ease of use should be considered to increase its usability. The usability of ClimApp was evaluated over two iterations: one usability lab test (n = 10) and one field test (n = 38) where first-time users completed tasks in ClimApp related to navigation,... (More)
ClimApp was developed to assist individuals in reducing the risk of exposure to thermal stress and to supply the user with individualized advice and recommendations. The tool integrates several human thermal models and heat indices with the local weather forecast and goes on to provide users with a prediction of their thermal stress based on their activity level, clothing level, and heat acclimatization input. Despite its innovative and interactive functionality, ClimApp's utility and ease of use should be considered to increase its usability. The usability of ClimApp was evaluated over two iterations: one usability lab test (n = 10) and one field test (n = 38) where first-time users completed tasks in ClimApp related to navigation, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness. Activity theory guided the analysis, and a directed qualitative content analysis was applied to evaluate the usability of ClimApp. The results suggest that there is room for improvement when assessing the universal design aspects, navigation, and information complexity, yet the participants perceived the tool as useful in the situated context.
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- author
- Eggeling, Jakob LU ; Rydenfält, Christofer LU ; Kingma, Boris ; Toftum, Jørn and Gao, Chuansi LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022-08
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Clothing, Cold stress, Heat stress, Smartphone application, Usability, Warning tool
- in
- Climate Services
- volume
- 27
- article number
- 100310
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85132435233
- ISSN
- 2405-8807
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100310
- project
- Translating climate service into personalized adaptation strategies to cope with thermal climate stress
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s)
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- 903495a2-395e-475b-9cd7-b78e1970653b
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- 2022-08-07 22:40:59
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- 2024-02-28 15:50:11
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abstract = {{<p>ClimApp was developed to assist individuals in reducing the risk of exposure to thermal stress and to supply the user with individualized advice and recommendations. The tool integrates several human thermal models and heat indices with the local weather forecast and goes on to provide users with a prediction of their thermal stress based on their activity level, clothing level, and heat acclimatization input. Despite its innovative and interactive functionality, ClimApp's utility and ease of use should be considered to increase its usability. The usability of ClimApp was evaluated over two iterations: one usability lab test (n = 10) and one field test (n = 38) where first-time users completed tasks in ClimApp related to navigation, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness. Activity theory guided the analysis, and a directed qualitative content analysis was applied to evaluate the usability of ClimApp. The results suggest that there is room for improvement when assessing the universal design aspects, navigation, and information complexity, yet the participants perceived the tool as useful in the situated context.</p>}},
author = {{Eggeling, Jakob and Rydenfält, Christofer and Kingma, Boris and Toftum, Jørn and Gao, Chuansi}},
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language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Climate Services}},
title = {{The usability of ClimApp : A personalized thermal stress warning tool}},
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doi = {{10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100310}},
volume = {{27}},
year = {{2022}},
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