{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10"],"submitter":["Skovgaard L"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and aim</h4>Self-care technologies may support patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in their everyday disease management by enabling self-monitoring of various health indicators, such as symptom levels and physical activity levels. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of tracking self-selected MS- and health-related measures via a digital self-tracking tool for people with MS (PwMS) over a period of six weeks.<h4>Methods</h4>An initial development phase was followed by a six-week testing phase with 58 test participants. The evaluation phase followed a sequential, exploratory mixed-methods design, consisting of 14 interviews with test participants during the testing phase, followed by a survey of all participants after the testing phase to confirm and elaborate"],"journal":["Digital health"],"pagination":["20552076241264389"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11301736"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Perceived usefulness of digital self-tracking among people with multiple sclerosis."],"pmcid":["PMC11301736"],"pubmed_authors":["Skovgaard L","Steenberg JL","Lynning M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Perceived usefulness of digital self-tracking among people with multiple sclerosis.","description":"<h4>Background and aim</h4>Self-care technologies may support patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in their everyday disease management by enabling self-monitoring of various health indicators, such as symptom levels and physical activity levels. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of tracking self-selected MS- and health-related measures via a digital self-tracking tool for people with MS (PwMS) over a period of six weeks.<h4>Methods</h4>An initial development phase was followed by a six-week testing phase with 58 test participants. The evaluation phase followed a sequential, exploratory mixed-methods design, consisting of 14 interviews with test participants during the testing phase, followed by a survey of all participants after the testing phase to confirm and elaborate","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jan-Dec","modification":"2026-05-04T06:37:06.185Z","creation":"2026-04-22T03:09:50.691Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11301736","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39108251"],"doi":["10.1177/20552076241264389"]}}