SmartHealth a Web-Based Platform for Adolescent Health Education with User Testing

Abstract - Adolescents in Indonesia continue to face
barriers in accessing accurate, engaging, and relevant
health education, while digital health literacy remains
uneven. This study aims to develop and evaluate
SmartHealth, a web-based adolescent health education
platform, using an integrated theoretical framework
combining the Technology Acceptance Model, Health
Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, and the Digital
Health Literacy Model. The research employs a Research
and Development approach that integrates the Borg and
Gall model with the Waterfall software development
method across four stages: need assessment, product
design, system development, and limited field testing. A
total of 60 high school students participated in usability
testing using the System Usability Scale. The results show
that SmartHealth achieved a mean usability score of 78.4,
indicating good user acceptance, ease of use, and suitability
for adolescent needs. The platform successfully provides
accessible digital health content, interactive features, and
online consultation support. This study concludes that
SmartHealth is feasible, usable, and contextually relevant
as a digital health education platform for Indonesian
adolescents.
Keywords: SmartHealth; web-based platform; adolescent
health education; usability testing; waterfall
model.