Table 5 Usability survey themes and responses from nurse care managers (n = 7) about the Siebens Domain Management Model

Facilitators for Using the SDMM

(n = 55)

User-friendly

(n = 19)

Able to put SDMM into action (6)

Understandable for nurses (4)

Simplifies information (4)

Understandable for patient and provider (2)

Helps clinicians think things through (2)

Powerful tool (1)

Person/Patient-centered

(n = 16)

Looks comprehensively at a person’s health (4)

Domains and Notebook usable by variety of patients (3)

Thoughtful and detailed about the patient (3)

Makes understanding a variety of patients easier (3)

Reflects nursing’s holistic view (1)

Helps physicians to look at whole picture (1)

Patients benefit when SDMM used (1)

Organized

(n = 11)

Four domains are organized (4)

The way 4 domains are separated (2)

Good theory in organizing patients’ problems (2)

Concise (1)

Clear (1)

Easier to categorize everything (1)

Helpful for documentation (n = 9)

Good to have framework to follow (4)

Helpful format for physicians and others to read (3)

Formats health information understandably (2)

Challenges in Using the SDMM

(n = 29)

Problem/topic placement

(n = 20)

Some do not seem to fit into domains (7)

Difficult to narrow things down to one domain (6)

Sorting problems/topics could be easier (6)

Takes time to think where certain items fit (1)

Change is required (n = 9)

Documentation is different (5)

Takes time to use initially (2)

Why change? (2)