Testing the Usability of the ADFICE_IT Patient Portal for improving Shared Decision Making: Presenter(s): Kelly de Wildt, Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands; Annemiek Linn, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

By preparing and empowering patients prior to a consultation, Patient Portals can be powerful tools to stimulate patient participation in Shared Decision Making (SDM) about falls prevention for older adults. However, previous research shows that in developing these portals patients’ needs are often overlooked, problematically leading to ineffective portals. We developed a Patient Portal as part of a multi-component intervention (including a physician component) that takes the end-users’ needs and preferences into account by incorporating User-Centered Design (UCD). The aim of this study is to test the usability of a patient portal that is developed according to the UCD principles.