Mp21-06 Usability Testing of the Set Brave Goals App, a Continence Goal-Selection App for Children With Spina Bifida

You have accessJournal of UrologyPediatrics II (MP21)1 May 2024MP21-06 USABILITY TESTING OF THE SET BRAVE GOALS APP, A CONTINENCE GOAL-SELECTION APP FOR CHILDREN WITH SPINA BIFIDA Konrad M. Szymanski, Aaron E. Carroll, William Bennett, and Rosalia Misseri Konrad M. SzymanskiKonrad M. Szymanski , Aaron E. CarrollAaron E. Carroll , William BennettWilliam Bennett , and Rosalia MisseriRosalia Misseri View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0001008844.84871.17.06AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The Set Brave Goals app is the first digital health app (DHA) aimed at helping children with spina bifida (SB) aged 8-17 years old to select and track their urinary and fecal continence goals. Developed by children, their parents, providers and researchers, its usability, or appropriateness to a purpose ("user-friendliness"), remains unknown. In an alpha testing stage, our aim was to determine the usability of the app prior to clinical use. METHODS: We recruited children with SB and their parents in clinic and via social media. A recruitment goal of 10 children exceeded industry standard of 5 participants (10 participants are expected to identify 96% of usability problems, 20 participants: 99%). Participants downloaded and used the app for a week. They completed a questionnaire, including the System Usability Scale (SUS) and a series of closed and open-ended questions. The SUS is a 10-item validated usability questionnaire most widely used in health app industry usability testing. SUS scores range from 0 to 100 (100 represents greatest usability). Median/mean SUS scores for similar DHAs are 68. Mann-Whitney-U and t-tests were used. RESULTS: Ten children with SB participated (median age: 14 years old, 6 female, 8 shunted, 8 using bladder catheterizations). Twenty parents participated (17 mothers, median age: 42 years old). Median SUS score was 77.5 for children and 73.8 for parents, corresponding to "good" and "acceptable" usability (Summary Figure 1). There were no significant differences between child and parent scores (p=0.69) or those reported for similar DHAs (p=0.11). It took a median 5-10 minutes to go through the app (2 parents felt it took too much time). All participants felt the app was easy to understand and use (100%). Most participants would recommend it to patients and parents (children: 89%, parents: 80%), and believed it would be valuable to patients (90%, 75%) and urologists (80%, 80%). Free text responses related to a more varied color scheme, more flexible goal and alarm setting, as well as recording free text notes within the app. There were incorporated into the new app version. CONCLUSIONS: The Set Brave Goals app for children with SB has acceptable usability parameters. Children with SB and their parents believe its ability to formalize continence goals-setting and tracking will be valuable to children with SB and their healthcare providers. Download PPT Source of Funding: The study was supported by a K23 Career Development Award (1K23 DK113227) from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases © 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 211Issue 5SMay 2024Page: e331 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Metrics Author Information Konrad M. Szymanski More articles by this author Aaron E. Carroll More articles by this author William Bennett More articles by this author Rosalia Misseri More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...