A Mobile Phone App for the Self-Management of Pediatric Concussion: Development and Usability Testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concussion is a common injury among Canadian children and adolescents that leads to a range of neurobehavioral deficits. However, noticeable gaps continue to exist in the management of pediatric concussion, with poor health outcomes associated with the inadequate application of best practice guidelines.

Objective

The aim of this study was to describe the development and assess the usability of a mobile phone app to aid youth in the self-management of concussion. A secondary objective was to assess the usefulness of the app.

Methods

An agile user-centered design approach was used to develop the technology, followed by a formative lab-based usability study for assessment and improvement proposals. Youths aged 10 to 18 years with a history of concussion and he

SUBMITTER: Sandhu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6658289 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature