Co-Creation with Older Adults to Improve User-Experience of a Smartphone Self-Test Application to Assess Balance Function
This co-creation study aimed to develop a smartphone self-test application for balance and leg strength in collaboration between older adults and the research team. The paper describes older participants’ preferences for, and their contribution to, the application design. Technology to assess moveme...
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doaj-41f443ee8e324058901c0c2aff2e183b2020-11-25T03:21:55ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-05-01173768376810.3390/ijerph17113768Co-Creation with Older Adults to Improve User-Experience of a Smartphone Self-Test Application to Assess Balance FunctionLinda Mansson0Maria Wiklund1Fredrik Öhberg2Karin Danielsson3Marlene Sandlund4Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Physiotherapy, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Physiotherapy, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Radiation Science, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Informatics, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Physiotherapy, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, SwedenThis co-creation study aimed to develop a smartphone self-test application for balance and leg strength in collaboration between older adults and the research team. The paper describes older participants’ preferences for, and their contribution to, the application design. Technology to assess movements is available in smartphones with built-in sensors, and one of the challenges is to develop a valuable self-test for older adults. The participants contributed to the design of the application’s instructions and user interface. Multiple data collection methods were used: user-test with Think aloud method, mock-ups, homework assignment as co-researcher, audio and video recordings. Qualitative content analysis with a deductive-inductive approach was used, guided by the Optimized Honeycomb model for user experience (UX) as a categorization matrix. The analysis resulted in 17 subcategories within the seven facets of the UX Honeycomb model (findable, accessible, usable, desirable, credible, useful, and valuable), and describes the older participants’ preferences and experiences. The main results were participants’ desire to know why, to get clear and appropriate information, and expectations of the self-test to be useful. It was feasible and valuable to develop the self-test application in co-creation with the intended user-group, in order to get direct feedback and suggestions for the development.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3768agedmHealthmobile applicationself-assessmentcommunity-based participatory researchmuscle strength |
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Co-Creation with Older Adults to Improve User-Experience of a Smartphone Self-Test Application to Assess Balance Function |
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Co-Creation with Older Adults to Improve User-Experience of a Smartphone Self-Test Application to Assess Balance Function |
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Co-Creation with Older Adults to Improve User-Experience of a Smartphone Self-Test Application to Assess Balance Function |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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This co-creation study aimed to develop a smartphone self-test application for balance and leg strength in collaboration between older adults and the research team. The paper describes older participants’ preferences for, and their contribution to, the application design. Technology to assess movements is available in smartphones with built-in sensors, and one of the challenges is to develop a valuable self-test for older adults. The participants contributed to the design of the application’s instructions and user interface. Multiple data collection methods were used: user-test with Think aloud method, mock-ups, homework assignment as co-researcher, audio and video recordings. Qualitative content analysis with a deductive-inductive approach was used, guided by the Optimized Honeycomb model for user experience (UX) as a categorization matrix. The analysis resulted in 17 subcategories within the seven facets of the UX Honeycomb model (findable, accessible, usable, desirable, credible, useful, and valuable), and describes the older participants’ preferences and experiences. The main results were participants’ desire to know why, to get clear and appropriate information, and expectations of the self-test to be useful. It was feasible and valuable to develop the self-test application in co-creation with the intended user-group, in order to get direct feedback and suggestions for the development. |
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aged mHealth mobile application self-assessment community-based participatory research muscle strength |
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