Cerrito, Adrien; Fang, Juan; Schertenleib, Simón Javier Gamero; Hunt, Kenneth James; Schmitt, Kai-Uwe (2024). First iteration of a User-Centered Design process to develop an in-bed leg press. (In Press). Technology and health care IOS Press 10.3233/THC-240816
Full text not available from this repository.BACKGROUND
Physical inactivity is prevalent among hospitalized patients and the daytime spent lying should be utilised for exercise. However, implementing new interventions in hospitals' complex daily routines is difficult and requires a participatory approach.
OBJECTIVE
Exploring clinical settings and clinicians' perspectives regarding exercise in hospitalized patients to gauge the potential of further development of an in-bed training device and to formulate development goals.
METHODS
A User-Centered Design approach was employed, consisting of work shadowing and focus groups with physiotherapists and nurses. Content and network analyses of the focus group data were performed. Personas were then developed and used to create clinical scenarios.
RESULTS
Some clinicians perceived in-bed exercise counterproductive, while others recognized potential for unsupervised training. The most important design characteristics appeared to be a small size, low weight and simplicity of use to facilitate storage, transportation, and administration, respectively. The scenarios revealed that the device's use could increase the physical activity time by 1.4%, although it would also increase the working time of clinicians.
CONCLUSION
The study highlighted the difficulties in developing a usable training device but encouraged the authors to pursue their efforts under the strict condition of following the formulated development goals.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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UniBE Contributor: |
Schmitt, Kai Uwe |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0928-7329 |
Publisher: |
IOS Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
09 Aug 2024 14:02 |
Last Modified: |
09 Aug 2024 14:02 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3233/THC-240816 |
PubMed ID: |
39093093 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Sedentary behavior exercise hospitalization user-centered design |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/199456 |
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