Development, construction, and content validation of a questionnaire to test mobile shower commode usability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Usability is an emerging domain of outcomes measurement in assistive technology provision. Currently, no questionnaires exist to test the usability of mobile shower commodes (MSCs) used by adults with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objective

To describe the development, construction, and initial content validation of an electronic questionnaire to test mobile shower commode usability for this population.

Methods

The questionnaire was constructed using a mixed-methods approach in 5 phases: determining user preferences for the questionnaire's format, developing an item bank of usability indicators from the literature and judgement of experts, constructing a preliminary questionnaire, assessing content validity with a panel of experts, and constructing the final qu

SUBMITTER: Friesen EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4349177 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature