The WOMEN-UP Solution, a Patient-Centered Innovative e-Health Tool for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training : Qualitative and Usability Study during Early-Stage Development
Anglès-Acedo, Sònia (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
López-Frías, Lorena (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)
Soler, Vicenç (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Microelectrònica i Sistemes Electrònics)
Alonso, Joan Francesc (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
Kastelein, Arnoud W. (Amsterdam UMC Location Academic Medical Center)
de Graaf, Boris C. (Amsterdam UMC Location Academic Medical Center)
Vodegel, Eva. V. (Amsterdam UMC Location Academic Medical Center)
Tervo, Jaana (Kuopio University Hospital ( Finlàndia))
Baban, Adriana (Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca)
Espuña-Pons, Montserrat (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona)

Data:	2021
Resum:	e-Health may enhance self-management of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is crucial to involve patients in planning, developing and monitoring the optimal e-Health solution. This research aims to describe patient-centered innovation in an early developmental stage of the WOMEN-UP solution. We conducted a qualitative study through a self-developed questionnaire in 22 women with SUI, to define system requirements from a patient's perspective. The first prototype of the WOMEN-UP solution was developed. It was tested by 9 patients in a usability study (think-aloud protocol and retrospective interviews). Patient preferences regarding the possible use of an e-Health solution with serious games for PFMT were: (1) to receive feedback about PFMT; (2) convenient home-use; (3) increasing motivation; (4) available in medical centers. Identified usability aids (31) reassured our design-development plan, which considered the biofeedback and serious games as key factors. Patient's perspective detected some unexpected issues related to the calibration and serious games, involving a change in the ongoing development to get an improved WOMEN-UP solution; the value of patient-centered innovation during the development of an e-Health solution for PFMT (WOMEN-UP solution). To identify patients' unmet needs, we proposed a longitudinal approach for the future eHealth-related patient-centered innovations.
Ajuts:	European Commission 643535
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Patient-centered innovation ; Qualitative study ; Usability study ; Pelvic floor muscle training ; Urinary incontinence ; Serious games ; Biofeedback ; Ehealth
Publicat a:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 18, Num. 15 (July 2021) , art. 7800, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157800
PMID: 34360093

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