Autor: |
Andrea Cafarelli, Angela Sorriento, Giorgia Marola, Denise Amram, Fabien Rabusseau, Herve Locteau, Paolo Cabras, Erik Dumont, Sam Nakhaei, Ake Jernberger, Par Bergsten, Paolo Spinnato, Alessandro Russo, Leonardo Ricotti |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Vol 5, Pp 476-484 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2644-1276 |
DOI: |
10.1109/OJEMB.2024.3407961 |
Popis: |
Goal: To evaluate the usability of different technologies designed for a remote assessment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods: We recruited eleven patients affected by mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis, eleven caregivers, and eleven clinicians to assess the following technologies: a wristband for monitoring physical activity, an examination chair for measuring leg extension, a thermal camera for acquiring skin thermographic data, a force balance for measuring center of pressure, an ultrasound imaging system for remote echographic acquisition, a mobile app, and a clinical portal software. Specific questionnaires scoring usability were filled out by patients, caregivers and clinicians. Results: The questionnaires highlighted a good level of usability and user-friendliness for all the technologies, obtaining an average score of 8.7 provided by the patients, 8.8 by the caregivers, and 8.5 by the clinicians, on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. Such average scores were calculated by putting together the scores obtained for the single technologies under evaluation and averaging them. Conclusions: This study demonstrates a high level of acceptability for the tested portable technologies designed for a potentially remote and frequent assessment of knee osteoarthritis. |
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