5 Point App Inc., New York City, NY, USA.
University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Integr Cancer Ther. 2024 Jan-Dec;23:15347354231223965. doi: 10.1177/15347354231223965.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility and usability of EnergyPoints™, an innovative mobile health app that teaches and guides people with cancer to implement daily acupressure to self-manage their fatigue and sleep disturbances. METHODS AND INTERVENTION: The study used an integrated agile, human-centered approach. Adults (age 18 years and over) with cancer experiencing at least moderate fatigue, and living in the Greater New York City community, were recruited from social media, patient advocacy groups, and referrals. Twenty participants (in 3 sprints of 3, 5, and 12) were video-recorded thinking aloud while using the app for the first time. They then used the app at home to self-administer acupressure (twice daily for 1 week) while continuously wearing a fitness tracker. Each participant completed an exit interview and modified Computer System Usability Questionnaire post-participation. RESULTS: Participants were ages 40 to 76 years and 65% female; 65% were non-Hispanic white. Mean pass rates per ritual exceeded 80%. Users completed (totally or partially) greater than 90% of stimulating acupressure and 70% of relaxing acupressure rituals. Sprint 3 SPs totally completed at least 1 ritual 87% of the time. The majority agreed or strongly agreed the app was easy to use (90%), easy to learn (85%), easy to understand (75%), and effective in helping perform self-acupressure (85%). In an analysis of ease of completing 5 key tasks, all successfully completed the tasks; 3 users required some assistance. Of 654 usability statements, those coded as personal experience/context (197), content related to acupressure learning (105), and content related to the onboarding/profile (71) were most frequent. The design team integrated recommendations into the app before the next sprint. CONCLUSIONS: Findings supported feasibility and usability, as well as acceptability, and led to significant alterations and improvements. EnergyPoints™ offers an opportunity to mainstream acupressure and help cancer survivors self-manage their symptoms.
目的:研究 EnergyPoints ™ 的可行性和实用性,这是一款创新的移动健康应用程序,可教授并指导癌症患者实施日常穴位按压来自我管理疲劳和睡眠障碍。
方法和干预措施:本研究采用了集成的敏捷、以用户为中心的方法。从社交媒体、患者权益组织和推荐中招募了年龄在 18 岁及以上、患有至少中度疲劳且居住在大纽约市社区的癌症患者。20 名参与者(分 3 次冲刺,每次 3 名、5 名和 12 名)在首次使用应用程序时进行了视频记录的出声思维。然后,他们在家中使用该应用程序进行自我穴位按压(每天两次,持续 1 周),同时连续佩戴健身追踪器。每位参与者在参与后完成了一次退出访谈和修改后的计算机系统可用性问卷。
结果:参与者年龄在 40 岁至 76 岁之间,其中 65%为女性;65%为非西班牙裔白人。每个仪式的通过率平均超过 80%。用户完成了(完全或部分)超过 90%的刺激穴位按压和 70%的放松穴位按压仪式。第 3 次冲刺的 SP 总共完成了至少 1 次仪式,完成率为 87%。大多数人同意或强烈同意该应用程序易于使用(90%)、易于学习(85%)、易于理解(75%),并有助于进行自我穴位按压(85%)。在对完成 5 项关键任务的易用性进行分析时,所有任务都成功完成;3 名用户需要一些帮助。在 654 条可用性语句中,编码为个人经验/背景(197)、与穴位按压学习相关的内容(105)和与入门/个人资料相关的内容(71)的内容最常见。设计团队在进入下一次冲刺前将建议整合到应用程序中。
结论:研究结果支持可行性和可用性以及可接受性,并导致了重大的改变和改进。EnergyPoints ™ 提供了一个普及穴位按压的机会,并帮助癌症幸存者自我管理症状。
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