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Usability Assessment Methods for Mobile Apps for Physical Rehabilitation: Umbrella Review.

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  • 1Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

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This umbrella review found that mobile health (mHealth) interventions for physical rehabilitation often lack theoretical frameworks and sufficient psychometric properties in their usability assessment tools. This hinders comparability and suggests a need for multimethod assessment and better collaboration.

Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Rehabilitation Technology
  • Usability Engineering

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  • Usability is a critical factor for the success of mobile health (mHealth) interventions in physical rehabilitation.
  • Existing systematic reviews on mHealth usability assessment lack synthesis, causing redundancy in effort for clinicians and developers.
  • A registered protocol (PROSPERO CRD42022338785) guided this umbrella review.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize findings from systematic reviews on usability assessment instruments for mHealth interventions in physical rehabilitation.
  • To identify commonly used usability assessment tools and their theoretical underpinnings.
  • To evaluate the methodological quality and psychometric properties of instruments used in mHealth usability assessments.

Main Methods:

Keywords:
mobile healthoverviewphysical exercisepsychometricsquality evaluationrehabilitationumbrella reviewusability

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  • An umbrella review methodology was employed, adhering to a registered protocol.
  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple databases (PubMed, Cochrane, etc.) from January 2015 to April 2023.
  • Systematic reviews were screened for eligibility, and data on usability instruments, theoretical frameworks, and methodological quality (using AMSTAR 2) were extracted.

Main Results:

  • Twelve systematic reviews were included, with 75% referencing the ISO framework for usability.
  • A total of 32 established and 66 custom-made/hybrid usability assessment instruments were identified.
  • Limited information was available on psychometric properties (e.g., reliability, validity) for most instruments, and the methodological quality of the included reviews was often limited.

Conclusions:

  • Significant heterogeneity exists in mHealth usability assessment for rehabilitation, often lacking theoretical grounding.
  • Widespread use of custom-made instruments and inadequate psychometric properties of existing tools impede result comparability.
  • Recommendations include adopting multimethod usability assessment, prioritizing instruments with clear theoretical underpinnings and strong psychometric properties, and fostering collaboration between researchers, developers, and clinicians.