Exploring needs and requirements for a prototype device measuring physical activity in pediatric physical therapy: A qualitative study.

Autor: Engels B; Research Centre Healthy and Sustainable Living, Research Group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.; UMC Utrecht Brain Center and Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands., Kloek CJJ; Research Centre Healthy and Sustainable Living, Research Group Innovation of Human Movement Care, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Sol ME; Research Centre Healthy and Sustainable Living, Research Group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Bolster EAM; Research Centre Healthy and Sustainable Living, Research Group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Kotte EMW; Fitkids Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Wittink H; Research Centre Healthy and Sustainable Living, Research Group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Engelbert RHH; Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Gorter JW; Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science and Sports, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.; CanChild, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Bloemen MAT; Research Centre Healthy and Sustainable Living, Research Group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jun 25; Vol. 19 (6), pp. e0305968. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 25 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305968
Abstrakt: Aims: To analyze needs and requirements of Pediatric Physical Therapists (PPTs), parents, children and adolescents with and without developmental disabilities in the future use of an activity monitor prototype (AM-p) in everyday clinical practice.
Methods: Qualitative exploratory study with a thematic analysis approach, based on Braun and Clarke's six steps. Codes derived from the analysis and central themes were collated, based on Fleuren et al.'s groupings of determinants.
Results: We interviewed 25 PPTs, 12 parents, and 12 children and adolescents. Within four groupings of determinants, we found nine themes: 1) development of information materials; 2) application: output visualization and ease of use; 3) design; 4) relevance and acceptance; 5) shared decision-making; 6) compatibility in daily living; 7) finances, 8) time, and 9) legislation and regulations.
Conclusions: End-users have similar basic needs, with individual fine-tuning to be addressed during further development of the AM-p. A child-friendly design, information material, and an easy-to-use application to read and interpret results, need to be developed. Efficient training for PPTs is important for the use of the AM-p and analysis of results. Communication between PPTs and children as well as parents enhances shared decision-making. We recommend involving diverse end-users to enable maximum customization of the AM-p.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Engels et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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