Acceptability and Feasibility

Several studies have documented the acceptability and feasibility of the Talking Touchscreen (TT) / la Pantalla Parlanchina (PP). The initial development and validation studies are described here.

People with cancer receiving care at several cancer care centers in the Chicago area (n=420) (Hahn et al., 2004;  Hahn et al., 2007) :

•  nearly all low literacy (97%) and high literacy (98%) patients reported that it was easy or very easy to use the touchscreen
• the majority (60%) of low and high literacy patients preferred using the touchscreen over other alternatives (interviewer or no preference)
• several people commented on the usefulness of the multimedia approach:
• Hearing it and reading it helps.
• [The sound] helps you concentrate better.
• Gives you more privacy.

 Spanish

People with cancer receiving care at several cancer care centers in the Chicago area (n=414) (Hahn et al., 2010)

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• nearly all low literacy (96%) and high literacy (99%) patients reported that it was easy or very easy to use the touchscreen

• nearly all (93%) patients said they would be willing to complete surveys on the PP when they visit the doctor in the future
• several people commented on the usefulness of the multimedia approach (translated from Spanish):
• Easy to use. Good for patients who have reading problems.
• It gives you more privacy.
• You don’t have to rush to answer questions.
• It’s a good way to collect patient information.