Development and usability evaluation of an application for patients with glaucoma

Development and usability evaluation of an application for patients with glaucoma

Introduction Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that requires continuous monitoring. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a mobile application, for iOS and Android platforms, containing functionalities to improve patients’ knowledge about glaucoma and facilit...

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Published in:International ophthalmology Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 3419 - 3425
Main Authors: Valente, Paula Soares de Mattos Carneiro, Carneiro, Carolina Lyra Barreira, de Aguiar, Ridson Guilherme Parente, de Souza Júnior, Francisco Emanoel Albuquerque, Maciel, Alex Andrade, Marçal, Edgar, Barbosa Neto, José de Paula, Ribeiro, João Crispim
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-10-2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Applications programs
Co-design
Electronic devices
Glaucoma
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mobile computing
Ophthalmology
Optic neuropathy
Original Paper
Patients
Questionnaires
Telemedicine
Usability
Glaucoma
Mobile applications
Ophthalmology
Telemedicine
Health education
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Summary:Introduction Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that requires continuous monitoring. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a mobile application, for iOS and Android platforms, containing functionalities to improve patients’ knowledge about glaucoma and facilitate their treatment. Methods The application was developed by a multidisciplinary team using an adapted version of a co-design methodology. Volunteers were selected, among patients and patients' relatives, from the Instituto Cearense de Oftalmologia, chosen by rational choice sampling, to answer the system usability scale after having prior orientation. The results extracted from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively. After grouping by age, a proportions test ( z -test) was performed. Results It was possible to develop an application for mobile devices named “ GlaucoCheck .” Of the 36 interviewees, the average age was 51 (22–69) years old, 56% were women, and 30.5% had a university degree. The average APP score for usability in the SUS questionnaire was 75.6 (95% CI 74.1–77.2). Conclusion There was an appropriate acceptance of patients to the “ GlaucoCheck” , as it was considered easy to handle, exhibiting interactive and uncomplicated layout. It was possible to develop an application and to register a positive acceptance by the users, encompassing functions that permits better adherence to treatments and additional knowledge about glaucoma.
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ISSN:0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-021-01905-y