Table 2 Qualitative results
Usability | PTs | Individuals with axSpA |
|---|---|---|
In general | – Positive: • Useful and easy to use • Simple • Positive impression • Link to Rheumafit (website providing various exercises) – Desired: App form | – Positive: • Useful and easy to use • Simple • No unnecessary functions • Satisfied with the general design – Desired: App form |
Training entry function | – Positive: • Clear and useful • Appropriate and relatively complete training dimensions and selection of sports – Challenges: changes with the time specification, editing training entry, changes in intensity scale | – Positive: Easy to handle – Challenges: Difficult to assign the training to the correct training dimension, Changes with the time specification – Desired: More examples for certain trainings, additional sports can be entered manually and some sports can be saved as favourites, free text field for comments |
Overview function | – Positive: • Easy to understand and clear • Motivating – Desired: Increased visibility and improve access, longer period of time for the overview, percent target bar that can be achieved by reaching over 100% | – Positive: • For majority easy to understand and clear – Challenges: • Display of the evaluation was a bit too small • Unclear how and when they would reach the weekly target – Desired: Overview need to be larger and include several days |
Information function | – Challenges: Not found by majority – Desired: • Contact address for questions • Short explanations for better usability | – Challenges: Not found by some test people – No need for more information or contact |
Login and registration | – Worked well | |
Request addition functions | – Link to a smartwatch or another app – Reminder function in the form of a push notification – Reward system – Questionnaire on mobility or pain – Integrated timer | – Link to a smartwatch or another app – Reminder function in the form of a push notification – Reward system – Possibility of exchanging information or networking with other individuals with axSpA – Able to enter individual training goals – Integrated exercise suggestions in the Trainingslog |
Feasibility | PTs | axSpA |
|---|---|---|
In general | – Navigation and functions worked well – Feasible for patients | – Navigation and functions worked well – Worked on all terminals |
Devices | – Mainly smartphone | – Tablets, laptops/ computer, smartphone |
Everyday life | – Time required for trainings entry is feasible – Assigning a sport according to the correct training dimension is seen as a possible challenge for patients | – Time consuming for training entry from 1 to 10 minutes – Easy to integrate into everyday life |
Acceptance | PTs | axSpA |
|---|---|---|
In general | – Motivating tool | – Motivating tool – Positive influence on exercise behaviour |
Future Use | – Usable in future for “willing” people – Usable for other patient groups | – Daily or sporadic use – 3 people would not use in future – 6 out of 9 would only use the Trainingslog in app based form |
Barriers | – Trainingslog as web based link | – Trainingslog as web based link |
Wish | – Trainingslog in app based form | – Trainingslog in app based form |