A mobile app implementing the international classification of functioning, disability and health rehabilitation set

• Published in: BMC medical informatics and decision making Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 12
• Main Authors: Zhang, Malan, Yu, Jiani, Shen, Wei, Zhang, Yun, Xiang, Yun, Zhang, Xinting, Lin, Ziling, Yan, Tiebin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28-01-2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Access control; Applications programs; Assessment; China; Classification; Disabilities; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Persons - rehabilitation; Equipment and supplies; Health; Humans; Information management; Information storage and retrieval; International classification of functioning disability and health; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - instrumentation; Mobile Applications; Mobile computing; Patients; Pilot Projects; Rehabilitation; Software; Software Design; Technology application; Telecommunications software; Wireless telephone software; China; International classification of functioning disability and health; Mobile applications; Rehabilitation; Assessment
• ISSN: 1472-6947; 1472-6947
• DOI: 10.1186/s12911-020-1019-1

The Chinese assessment standards of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set is available now. It is coming to be used as a basic functional evaluation tool in China. With data accumulating, a mobile application is needed to eliminate the extra cost of data entry, storage, and graphical presentation of trends. This study aimed to design, develop and test a mobile app based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set Rehabilitation Set.
The study had three phases. The first involved specifying the functional requirements of the app. Then an app was designed and refined to meet those requirements. In a pilot test, the app was used by rehabilitation professionals in clinical practice and their comments were collected for its further modification in one-on-one interviews.
The app met the initial requirements, and the pilot study showed it worked as designed. The pilot study also showed that the app is user-friendly and convenient to use in rehabilitation practice. Some feedback was given to improve the app.
An Android mobile app implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set was successfully developed.