biostudies-literatureUnknown10Skovgaard L<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 elaborateDigital health20552076241264389https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11301736biostudies-literaturePerceived usefulness of digital self-tracking among people with multiple sclerosis.PMC11301736Skovgaard LSteenberg JLLynning MfalsePerceived usefulness of digital self-tracking among people with multiple sclerosis.<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 elaborate2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Jan-Dec2026-05-04T06:37:06.185Z2026-04-22T03:09:50.691ZS-EPMC113017363910825110.1177/20552076241264389