A Tablet-Based App to Support Nursing Home Staff in Delivering an Individualized Cognitive and Physical Exercise Program for Individuals With Dementia: Mixed Methods Usability Study (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.46480
• Publication Date: 2023-08-22T13:09:31Z
• Authors: Jelena Krafft; Bettina Barisch-F...; Janina Krell-Roesch; Sandra Trautwein; Andrea Scharpf; Alexander Woll
• Keywords: System usability scale; Promotion (chess); Think aloud protocol

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The promotion of physical activity in individuals with dementia living nursing homes is crucial for preserving and cognitive functions the associated quality life. Nevertheless, implementation programs this setting challenging, as time expertise home staff are limited. This situation was further exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic. Mobile health apps may be a sustainable approach to overcome these challenges long term. Therefore, Individualized Cognitive Physical Exercise-App (the InCoPE-App) developed support delivering implementing tailored exercise training dementia. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> study aims assess usability InCoPE-App terms user performance perception laboratory using mixed methods approach. <title>METHODS</title> Nursing were encouraged perform 5 basic tasks within InCoPE-App. Their thoughts while app captured think aloud protocol. Then, participants completed System Usability Scale questionnaire. transcripts qualitatively evaluated unveil issues. All identified issues rated their necessity fixed. Task completion (ie, success rate time) perceived descriptively. <title>RESULTS</title> A total 14 employees (mean age 53.7, SD 10.6 years; n=13, 93% women) participated study. InCoPE-App, assessed questionnaire, can “good.” main concerned navigation logic comprehensibility content. <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> user-friendly that enables deliver implement homes. used little training, even people aged ≥50 years, who have low digital literacy. To achieve use high satisfaction term, it should implemented field