ArticleJournal of medical systems2019
Patients' Perspectives on the Usability of a Mobile App for Self-Management following Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Exploring the experience and needs of telerehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research.Spinal cord · 2026Pooled it
- Mobile Health Self-management Support for Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Literature Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
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- Designing a Self-Guided Digital Intervention for Self-Management of Shoulder Pain in People Living With Spinal Cord Injury: Tutorial on Using a Person-Based Approach.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
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- Perceptions of a self-guided web-based exercise programme for shoulder pain after spinal cord injury: A qualitative study.Spinal cord · 2023Article
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- Examining the Usability of Workload Monitoring in Firefighter Recruits.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Design and Evaluation of a Smartphone Medical Guidance App for Outpatients of Large-Scale Medical Institutions: Retrospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Changes in Internet Use Over Time Among Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Expectations of a Health-Related Mobile Self-Management App Intervention Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Mobile App (WHEELS) to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle in Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury or Lower Limb Amputation: Usability and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Quality Assessment of Health-apps using a Public Agency Quality and Safety Seal. The Appsaludable Case.Journal of medical systems · 2021Article
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Abstract
With decreasing inpatient lengths of stay following spinal cord injury (SCI), newly injured patients may be discharged into the community without the self-management skills needed to prevent secondary conditions. A mobile app was developed to facilitate self-management skills following SCI in the inpatient rehabilitation and early community settings. The objective of this study was to explore patients' perspectives on the usability of this self-management app. A mixed-methods study design was implemented. The app was trialed at a local rehabilitation centre with 20 inpatient participants who experienced a SCI. They received mobile app training sessions throughout their inpatient rehabilitation. A thematic analysis was performed on qualitative data from post-discharge exit questionnaires and researchers' field notes. Quantitative data (in the form of participants' tool usage data and self-reported system usability scale scores) were collected at discharge and 3 months post-discharge. Three main themes emerged from the qualitative analysis: (1) being accessible to users (i.e., being easy to adopt and compatible with assistive technologies), (2) being intuitive to navigate (i.e., incorporating a simple app layout and a system of alert notifications), and (3) offering users flexibility (i.e., providing users with control over their data). The mobile app received above average mean system usability scale scores, both at discharge (78.1/100) and 3 months post-discharge (71.6/100). Given that participants found the app acceptable for use in inpatient rehabilitation and following discharge into the community, further testing is warranted to explore its efficacy in preventing secondary complications.
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