期刊名称：International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology (IJCSIT)
印刷版ISSN：0975-4660
电子版ISSN：0975-3826
出版年度：2017
卷号：9
期号：5
页码：105
出版社：Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC)
摘要：Obesity is a major health problem around the world. Saudi Arabia is a nation where obesity is increasingat an alarming rate. Mobile apps could help obese individuals but they need to be usable and personalizedto be adopted by those users. This paper aims at testing the usability of a fitness mobile app” Aded Surat”,an app in Arabic language. This paper presents an extensive literature review on the attributes thatimprove the usability of fitness apps. Then, it explains our methodology and our set up of a trial to test theusability of Aded Surat app that is popular in Saudi Arabia. The usability attributes tested are effectiveness,efficiency, satisfaction, memorability, errors, learnability and cognitive load. The trial is done incollaboration with participants from the Armed Forces Hospitals - Taif Region in Saudi Arabia. The resultshighlight that the app failed to meet with the usability attributes.
关键词：Usability; Mobile Application; Obesity; User Experience
