VA FitHeart, a Mobile App for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Usability Study
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share
Population
15 US military Veterans eligible for cardiac rehabilitation with access to a mobile phone, tablet, or…
Design
Other
Authors
Discussion
Loading...
Member takes
Implication
Usability findings support iterative refinement of home CR apps; leaves open effects on adherence and outcomes.
Structured PICO
P
Population
15 US military Veterans eligible for cardiac rehabilitation (prior myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac surgery in the past year, chronic stable angina, or heart failure) with access to a mobile phone, tablet, or computer with Internet access. Mean age 63 years, 93% male.
I
Intervention
VA FitHeart mobile app for technology-facilitated home cardiac rehabilitation (underwent iterative revisions based on user feedback)
O
Outcome
Usability measured by task completion success rate, System Usability Scale (SUS) score, and self-reported likelihood of usepatient reported
Iterative revisions based on patient feedback significantly improved the usability of a mobile app designed for home-based cardiac rehabilitation.
Limitations
- Small sample size
- Only one female participant, which may not fully represent the population
- May not represent non-Veteran populations
- Selection bias as not all eligible patients agreed to participate
- Tested in a usability testing environment and not in a real-world environment
Cite This Study
Beatty et al. (2018) studied this question.
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share