%0 Journal Article
%T Developing User Personas to Aid in the Design of a User-Centered Natural Product-Drug Interaction Information Resource for Researchers
%A Brandon T. Gufford
%A Bruce E. Pinkleton
%A Chris Kinsella
%A Eric Chou
%A Isabelle Ragueneau-Majlessi
%A Jeannine S. McCune
%A Jessica Tay-Sontheimer
%A Jingjing Yu
%A John Judkins
%A Mary F. Paine
%A Mathias Brochhausen
%A Rebecca Cooney
%A Richard D. Boyce
%J Archive of "AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings".
%D 2018
%X Pharmacokinetic interactions between natural products and conventional drugs can adversely impact patient outcomes. These complex interactions present unique challenges that require clear communication to researchers. We are creating a public information portal to facilitate researchersĄ¯ access to credible evidence about these interactions. As part of a user-centered design process, three types of intended researchers were surveyed: drug-drug interaction scientists, clinical pharmacists, and drug compendium editors. Of the 23 invited researchers, 17 completed the survey. The researchers suggested a number of specific requirements for a natural product-drug interaction information resource, including specific information about a given interaction, the potential to cause adverse effects, and the clinical importance. Results were used to develop user personas that provided the development team with a concise and memorable way to represent information needs of the three main researcher types and a common basis for communicating the designĄ¯s rationale
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6371317/