Research Article

Analyzing Typical Mobile Gestures in mHealth Applications for Users with Down Syndrome

Table 4

Users’ tasks involving tap gesture.

Skill levelUser taskSuccess state

Very easySingle tap (7.1′ screen)User touches only one time the indicated object, and the next slide is displayed.

EasyMultiple tap in “X” (7.1″ screen)User touches the four figures one time, making an X figure in the indicated order. When user touches the last figure, the next slide is shown.

ModerateSingle tap (5″ screen)User touches only one time the indicated object (while holding the device), and the next slide is displayed.

HardMultiple tap in “X” (5″ screen)User touches the four figures one time (while holding the device) making an X figure in the indicated order. When user touches the last figure, the next slide is shown.