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User-Centered Design and Evaluation of a Web-Based Decision Aid for Older Adults Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Health Care Providers: Mixed Methods Study
Bogza LM, Patry-Lebeau C, Farmanova E, Witteman HO, Elliott J, Stolee P, Hudon C, Giguere AMC.. Journal of medical Internet research, 2020-08-19
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Results A total of 7 clinicians (social workers, nurses, family physicians, psychologists) and 12 older (≥60 years) community-dwelling individuals with MCI, half of them women, with education levels going from none to university diploma, were recruited and completed testing. The thematic analysis revealed 3 major issues.
Key findings
- Results A total of 7 clinicians (social workers, nurses, family physicians, psychologists) and 12 older (≥60 years) community-dwelling individuals with MCI, half of them women, with education levels going from none to university diploma, were recruited and completed testing.
- The thematic analysis revealed 3 major issues.
Why it matters
This mixed methods study recruited 7 clinicians and 12 older adults with mild cognitive impairment to test a web-based decision aid, with thematic analysis revealing 3 major issues. The study did not report any outcomes related to treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 44/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of medical Internet research) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | Journal of Medical Internet Research: journal h-index 286 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 54 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 6.8 citations a year over 8 year(s) since 2020 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 5.7× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 1 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 30 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Anik M C Giguere: h-index 36 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Toronto: institution h-index 1,923 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32442151) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 44 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.2196/17406
- PubMed: 32442151
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APA 7th
Bogza, L. M., Patry-Lebeau, C., Farmanova, E., Witteman, H. O., Elliott, J., Stolee, P., et al. (2020). User-Centered Design and Evaluation of a Web-Based Decision Aid for Older Adults Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Health Care Providers: Mixed Methods Study. Journal of medical Internet research. https://doi.org/10.2196/17406
Vancouver
Bogza LM, Patry-Lebeau C, Farmanova E, Witteman HO, Elliott J, Stolee P, et al. User-Centered Design and Evaluation of a Web-Based Decision Aid for Older Adults Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Health Care Providers: Mixed Methods Study. Journal of medical Internet research. 2020. doi:10.2196/17406. PMID: 32442151.
BibTeX
@article{bogza2020-32442151,
author = {Bogza, L. M. and Patry-Lebeau, C. and Farmanova, E. and Witteman, H. O. and Elliott, J. and Stolee, P. and Hudon, C. and Giguere, A. M. C.},
title = {{User-Centered Design and Evaluation of a Web-Based Decision Aid for Older Adults Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Health Care Providers: Mixed Methods Study}},
journal = {Journal of medical Internet research},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.2196/17406},
pmid = {32442151},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/17406}
}
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