Coproduction and Usability of a Smartphone App for Falls Reporting in Parkinson Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to coproduce a smart-phone application for digital falls reporting in people with Parkinson disease (PD) and to determine usability using an explanatory mixed-methods approach.

Methods

This study was undertaken in 3 phases. Phase 1 was the development phase, in which people with PD were recruited as co-researchers to the project. The researchers, alongside a project advisory group, coproduced the app over 6 months. Phase 2 was the implementation phase, in which 15 people with PD were invited to test the usability of the app. Phase 3 was the evaluation phase, in which usability was assessed using the systems usability scale by 2 focus groups with 10 people with PD from phase 2.

Results

A prototype was successfully developed by re

SUBMITTER: Wales J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851851 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature