A Clinical Journey Mobile Health App for Perioperative Patients: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile eHealth apps are important tools in personal health care management. The Patient Journey app was developed to inform patients with musculoskeletal disorders during their perioperative period. The app contains timely information, video exercises, and functional tasks. Although the Patient Journey app and other health apps are widely used, little research is available on how patients appreciate these apps.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the user-friendliness of the Patient Journey app in terms of its usability and the attitudes of users toward the app. The secondary aim was to evaluate positive and negative user experiences.

Methods

A web-based questionnaire was sent to 2114 patients scheduled for surgery for a musculoskeletal

SUBMITTER: Willems SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7899805 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature