Radhakrishnan Kavita, Toprac Paul, O'Hair Matt, Bias Randolph, Mackert Mike, Xie Bo, Kim Miyong, Bradley Paul
University of Texas Austin.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2016;225:1026-7.
Effective self-management can decrease up to 50% of heart failure (HF) hospitalizations. However, self-management by patients with HF remains poor. We describe the development and usability testing of an interactive digital e-health game (IDEG) for older patients with HF in Central Texas, USA. Majority of the participants (5 out of 6) who participated in the usability testing found the game interesting, enjoyable and helpful to play. Developing an IDEG that is satisfying and acceptable to older adults with HF is feasible.
有效的自我管理可使心力衰竭(HF)住院率降低多达50%。然而,HF患者的自我管理情况仍然较差。我们描述了一款针对美国德克萨斯州中部老年HF患者的交互式数字电子健康游戏(IDEG)的开发及可用性测试。参与可用性测试的大多数参与者(6人中有5人)认为该游戏有趣、好玩且有帮助。开发一款让老年HF患者满意且可接受的IDEG是可行的。