Department of Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Kaia Health GmbH, Munich, Germany.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Oct 28;8(10):e21704. doi: 10.2196/21704.
The use of mobile health (mHealth) apps is becoming increasingly widespread. However, little is known about the attitudes, expectations, and basic acceptance of health care professionals toward such treatment options. As physical activity and behavior modification are crucial in osteoarthritis management, app-based therapy could be particularly useful for the self-management of this condition.
The objective of the study was to determine the expectations and attitudes of medical professionals toward app-based therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.
Health care professionals attending a rehabilitation congress and employees of a university hospital were asked to fill out a questionnaire consisting of 16 items. A total of 240 questionnaires were distributed.
A total of 127 participants completed the questionnaire. At 95.3% (121/127), the approval rate for app-based therapy for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee was very high. Regarding possible concerns, aspects related to data protection and privacy were primarily mentioned (41/127, 32.3%). Regarding potential content, educational units, physiotherapeutic exercise modules, and practices based on motivation psychology were all met with broad approval.
The study showed a high acceptance of app-based therapy for osteoarthritis, indicating a huge potential of this form of treatment to be applied, prescribed, and recommended by medical professionals. It was widely accepted that the content should reflect a multimodal therapy approach.
移动医疗（mHealth）应用的使用越来越广泛。然而，对于医疗保健专业人员对这些治疗选择的态度、期望和基本接受程度知之甚少。由于体育活动和行为改变在骨关节炎管理中至关重要，基于应用程序的治疗可能对这种疾病的自我管理特别有用。
本研究旨在确定医疗专业人员对基于应用程序的治疗髋或膝关节骨关节炎的期望和态度。
参加康复大会的医疗保健专业人员和大学医院的员工被要求填写一份由 16 个项目组成的问卷。共发放了 240 份问卷。
共有 127 名参与者完成了问卷。95.3%（121/127）的人非常赞成为髋或膝关节骨关节炎患者提供基于应用程序的治疗。关于可能存在的担忧，主要提到了与数据保护和隐私相关的方面（41/127，32.3%）。关于潜在的内容，教育单元、物理治疗运动模块以及基于动机心理学的实践都得到了广泛的认可。
该研究表明，基于应用程序的治疗对骨关节炎的接受程度很高，这表明这种治疗形式具有巨大的应用、处方和推荐潜力。医疗专业人员普遍认为，内容应反映出多模式治疗方法。
