TY - JOUR
T1 - A Usable Security Heuristic Evaluation for the Online Health Social Networking Paradigm
AU - Yeratziotis, Alexandros
AU - Pottas, Dalenca
AU - van Greunen, Darelle
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - The security, privacy, and usability of health social networking websites remain key concerns for their successful adoption by patients. As far as it is known, no studies have developed a usable security heuristic evaluation to test these websites for the usability of their security and privacy features. This article describes the development of such a usable security heuristic evaluation in the context of the online health social networking paradigm. The tailored method approach was applied to transform themes identified from relevant literature and convert them into high-level heuristics for usable security. Checklist items were created for each high-level heuristic. The result is 13 high-level heuristics with individualized checklist items that help examine usable security. The results can identify which security and privacy features are lacking from a usability perspective and would, therefore, require design improvement. The improvements would enhance the users' experiences, which in turn can assist in the adoption of health social networking websites.
AB - The security, privacy, and usability of health social networking websites remain key concerns for their successful adoption by patients. As far as it is known, no studies have developed a usable security heuristic evaluation to test these websites for the usability of their security and privacy features. This article describes the development of such a usable security heuristic evaluation in the context of the online health social networking paradigm. The tailored method approach was applied to transform themes identified from relevant literature and convert them into high-level heuristics for usable security. Checklist items were created for each high-level heuristic. The result is 13 high-level heuristics with individualized checklist items that help examine usable security. The results can identify which security and privacy features are lacking from a usability perspective and would, therefore, require design improvement. The improvements would enhance the users' experiences, which in turn can assist in the adoption of health social networking websites.
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U2 - 10.1080/10447318.2011.654202
DO - 10.1080/10447318.2011.654202
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866328564
SN - 1044-7318
VL - 28
SP - 678
EP - 694
JO - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
JF - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
IS - 10
ER -