A Visual Analytic Tool (VIADS) to Assist the Hypothesis Generation Process in Clinical Research: Mixed Methods Usability Study

Xia Jing   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Vimla L Patel   ² , PhD ;   James J Cimino   ³ , MD ;   Jay H Shubrook   ⁴ , DO ;   Yuchun Zhou   ⁵ , PhD ;   Brooke N Draghi   ¹ , BSc ;   Mytchell A Ernst   ¹ , BSc ;   Chang Liu   ⁶ , PhD ;   Sonsoles De Lacalle   ⁷ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States

² Cognitive Studies in Medicine and Public Health, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

³ Informatics Institute, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

⁴ Primary Care Department, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University, Vallejo, CA, United States

⁵ Department of Educational Studies, The Patton College of Education, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States

⁶ Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States

⁷ Health Science Program, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, United States