User Testing an mHealth Behavioral Health App for Hopi/Tewa Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Usability Study
In this evaluation and usability testing of the ARORA prototype, participants expressed interest and engagement in the mindfulness activities. Participants also identified spaces in which the app could improve, both in usability and in cultural groundedness, especially with the visual dimensions of the app. Reflecting on our experience in facilitating remote user testing, we encourage future work in rural mHealth to consider practices for conducting research when in-person meetings are not feasible.
Authors
- Shelby Hagemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7260-2252)
- Darold H. Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0386-3093)
- Ashish Amresh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3722-0720)
- Marissa Adams
- Morgan Vigil-Hayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-5380)
- Ann Futterman Collier
Institutions
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/77898
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00