mHealth intervention for carers of individuals with a history of stroke: Heuristic evaluation and user perspectives
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mHealth intervention for carers of individuals with a history of stroke : Heuristic evaluation and user perspectives. / Lobo, Elton H.; Kensing, Finn; Frølich, Anne; Rasmussen, Lene J.; Livingston, Patricia M.; Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful; Grundy, John; Abdelrazek, Mohamed.
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T1 - mHealth intervention for carers of individuals with a history of stroke
T2 - Heuristic evaluation and user perspectives
AU - Lobo, Elton H.
AU - Kensing, Finn
AU - Frølich, Anne
AU - Rasmussen, Lene J.
AU - Livingston, Patricia M.
AU - Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful
AU - Grundy, John
AU - Abdelrazek, Mohamed
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Background Caregiving in stroke is complex, with most carers having little to no preparation to care for individuals with a history of stroke, leading to emotional impact. Technologies such as Mobile Health can provide the carer with real-time support and prepare the carer to assume their new roles and responsibilities. Objectives To perform a heuristic evaluation of mHealth interventions designed to support carers of individuals with a history of stroke and determine the user preferences in stroke caregiving technology to inform future researchers and developers regarding the best practices to support these individuals. Methods Twenty adults (i.e. 10 usability experts and 10 carers) participated in an iterative user-centred design study that focused on developing and modifying the mHealth intervention (StrokeCaregiver (SeCr)) created to support stroke caregiving. The intervention was repeated in four cycles, including two cycles with five usability experts each and five carers each. Results SeCr was iteratively improved to develop a highly usable product in multiple cycles. Participants demonstrated critical needs in personalized information support, communication with their healthcare needs, and the trust of the user, content, and developer. These critical needs are required to be met to promote long-term acceptance and adherence. Conclusions While SeCr was developed to address the needs of carers of individuals with a history of stroke, several considerations must be made to ensure it can be used in a real-world setting. Researchers and developers can use co-design or living lab approaches to further meet the needs and expectations of the carer and enable these individuals to be better prepared for stroke caregiving.
AB - Background Caregiving in stroke is complex, with most carers having little to no preparation to care for individuals with a history of stroke, leading to emotional impact. Technologies such as Mobile Health can provide the carer with real-time support and prepare the carer to assume their new roles and responsibilities. Objectives To perform a heuristic evaluation of mHealth interventions designed to support carers of individuals with a history of stroke and determine the user preferences in stroke caregiving technology to inform future researchers and developers regarding the best practices to support these individuals. Methods Twenty adults (i.e. 10 usability experts and 10 carers) participated in an iterative user-centred design study that focused on developing and modifying the mHealth intervention (StrokeCaregiver (SeCr)) created to support stroke caregiving. The intervention was repeated in four cycles, including two cycles with five usability experts each and five carers each. Results SeCr was iteratively improved to develop a highly usable product in multiple cycles. Participants demonstrated critical needs in personalized information support, communication with their healthcare needs, and the trust of the user, content, and developer. These critical needs are required to be met to promote long-term acceptance and adherence. Conclusions While SeCr was developed to address the needs of carers of individuals with a history of stroke, several considerations must be made to ensure it can be used in a real-world setting. Researchers and developers can use co-design or living lab approaches to further meet the needs and expectations of the carer and enable these individuals to be better prepared for stroke caregiving.
KW - mHealth
KW - intervention
KW - carer
KW - stroke
KW - usability
KW - user experience
KW - heuristic
KW - CENTERED DESIGN
KW - REHABILITATION
U2 - 10.1177/20552076221089070
DO - 10.1177/20552076221089070
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35371533
VL - 8
JO - Digital Health
JF - Digital Health
SN - 2055-2076
ER -
ID: 303575241