Design and development of an eHealth intervention to support self-management in people with musculoskeletal disorders: ‘eHealth: It’s TIME’
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2024-10-14
Authors
Kelly, Marie
Fullen, Brona
Martin, Denis
Bradley, Colin
O'Riain, Eoghan
McVeigh, Joseph G.
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SAGE Publishing
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Objective: This study aimed to co-design and develop a user-centred, theory-based eHealth-mediated self-management support follow-up prototype for adults with musculoskeletal disorders. Design: A three-step system development cycle was employed. Step one involved creating intervention features and content, with two focus groups reviewing prioritised eHealth intervention elements based on earlier research. Step two involved heuristic testing using Nielsen’s 10 heuristic principles. Step three incorporated qualitative think-aloud interviews and the System Usability Scale. Setting: Republic of Ireland. Participants: Step one included adults with musculoskeletal disorders (n = 12). Step two involved five reviewers. Step three included people with musculoskeletal disorders (n = 5) and musculoskeletal physiotherapists (n = 5). Results: Participants in step one approved four main intervention components, which map to recognised theoretical frameworks, and suggested increased use of visual and interactive elements. Heuristic testing in step two identified design and navigation issues. In Step 3, usability testing, additional navigation, content and design recommendations were identified. The overall median system usability score (interquartile range) was 75 (0) out of 100 for adults with musculoskeletal disorders and 77.5 (2.5) out of 100 for musculoskeletal physiotherapists, indicating good usability. Conclusion: A theory-based, user-centred eHealth-mediated follow-up self-management support prototype has been developed for people with musculoskeletal disorders, with the next steps focusing on feasibility testing in clinical practice, with a more diverse population.
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eHealth , Self-management , Musculoskeletal pain , Intervention development , User-centred design approach
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Kelly, M., Fullen, B., Martin, D., Bradley, C., O’Riain, E. and McVeigh, J. G. (2024) 'Design and development of an eHealth intervention to support self-management in people with musculoskeletal disorders: ‘eHealth: It’s TIME’', Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(12), pp. 1677-1690. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241289097
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© 2024, the Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the following article: Kelly, M., Fullen, B., Martin, D., Bradley, C., O’Riain, E. and McVeigh, J. G. (2024) 'Design and development of an eHealth intervention to support self-management in people with musculoskeletal disorders: ‘eHealth: It’s TIME’', which has been accepted for publication in Clinical Rehabilitation. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241289097