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Table 2 Quantitative results for applicability, usability, and desirability questionnaire by career level, sex/gender expertise, and research field

From: A genderful research world: rapid review, design, and pilot study of an interactive platform for curated sex and gender health research resources

  

Career level

Expertise in sex and gender health research

Research field

Total

(n = 31)

Junior

(n = 19)

Mid (n = 4)

Senior

(n = 8)

Yes

(n = 7)

No

(n = 24)

Pre-clin/basic (n = 5)

Clinical (n = 19)

Public health (n = 17)

Applicability

         

A1 (quiz triggered knowledge)

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.2

3.6

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.2

A2 (quiz made me think)

4.0

4.0

4.3

3.9

3.3

4.2

4.0

4.3

3.8

A3 (easy to move through quiz)

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.3

4.5

4.0

4.6

4.5

A4 (organization resources good)

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.2

3.9

A5 (research phases comprehensive)

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.2

4.2

A6 (useful resources)

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.3

3.9

3.8

4.0

4.0

A7 (resources new)

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.5

3.1

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.4

A8 (resources enough information)

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.2

A9 (overall applicability)

7.8

7.7

7.3

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.7

Usability

         

U1 (access quick and intuitive)

4.3

4.3

3.8

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.2

4.2

U2 (website easy on eyes)

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.3

3.9

4.6

4.1

3.8

U3 (start instructions clear)

3.8

3.7

3.5

4.0

4.4

3.6

4.2

3.4

3.8

U4 (quickly found information)

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

4.4

3.4

3.4

U5 (became familiar quickly)

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.1

U6 (easy to use)

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.5

4.1

4.4

5.0

4.3

4.2

U7 (functions well integrated)

3.9

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.3

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.9

U8 (information text clear)

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.5

4.1

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

U9 (information text appropriate)

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.6

4.4

4.2

U10 (terminology understandable)

4.4

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.4

4.6

4.4

U11 (application device-friendly)

4.3

4.2

3.8

4.8

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.2

U12 (enjoyed use)

4.3

4.4

3.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.0

U13 (overall usability)

7.8

7.7

7.3

8.3

8.1

7.7

8.4

7.8

7.6

Desirability

         

D1 (innovative)

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.3

D2 (interesting design)

4.2

4.1

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.6

3.9

D3 (fun presentation)

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.1

D4 (aesthetics improved experience)

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.2

4.3

4.1

4.4

4.2

4.0

D5 (functional for researcher)

4.3

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.3

D6 (matches preferences for searching)

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.2

3.8

4.0

3.4

4.3

4.0

D7 (feasible in time want to spend)

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.3

4.3

3.9

3.8

4.0

4.1

D8 (useful for all levels of experience)

4.0

3.9

4.3

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.2

4.1

4.2

D9 (relevant resource)

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.7

4.3

4.5

4.4

4.6

4.4

D10 (overall desirability)

8.3

8.2

8.3

8.8

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.3

  1. Note. All questions were rated on a 1 (totally disagree) to 5 (totally agree) scale, except for the “overall” questions scored on a 0–10 scale. Scores lower than 4.0 are bolded to identify areas in need of improvement