A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study
BackgroundWe report the use of an electronic tool, Eir (Eir Solutions AS, Norway), for symptom registration at home after knee arthroplasty. This electronic tool was used in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing 3 different analgesic regimens with respect to postopera...
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BackgroundWe report the use of an electronic tool, Eir (Eir Solutions AS, Norway), for symptom registration at home after knee arthroplasty. This electronic tool was used in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing 3 different analgesic regimens with respect to postoperative pain and side effects.
ObjectiveThe aim of this substudy was to investigate this electronic tool for symptom registrations at home with respect to usability (ie, how easy it was to use) and feasibility (ie, how well the tool served its purpose).
MethodsTo assess the tool's usability, all participants were invited to fill out the 10-item System Usability Scale (SUS) after using the tool for 8 days. To assess feasibility, data regarding the participants' ability to use the tool with or without assistance or reminders were collected qualitatively on a daily basis during the study period.
ResultsA total of 134 patients completed the RCT. Data concerning feasibility of the web-based tool were collected from all 134 patients. The SUS was completed by 119 of the 134 patients; 70.2% (94/134) of the patients managed to use the tool at home without any technical support. All technical challenges were related to the login procedure or internet access. The mean SUS score was 89.6 (median 92.5; range 22.5-100).
ConclusionsThis study showed high feasibility and high usability of the Eir web tool. The received reports gave the necessary information needed for both research data and clinical follow-up.
Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02604446; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02604446 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e4f6aed23ea401f92846f7b8281e3252023-08-28T21:30:58ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Formative Research2561-326X2022-04-0164e3454310.2196/34543A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability StudyTorbjørn Rianhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1808-6266Kari Sandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-2990Eirik Skogvollhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6984-0708Pål Klepstadhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-8447Tina S Wikhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7317-5475 BackgroundWe report the use of an electronic tool, Eir (Eir Solutions AS, Norway), for symptom registration at home after knee arthroplasty. This electronic tool was used in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing 3 different analgesic regimens with respect to postoperative pain and side effects. ObjectiveThe aim of this substudy was to investigate this electronic tool for symptom registrations at home with respect to usability (ie, how easy it was to use) and feasibility (ie, how well the tool served its purpose). MethodsTo assess the tool's usability, all participants were invited to fill out the 10-item System Usability Scale (SUS) after using the tool for 8 days. To assess feasibility, data regarding the participants' ability to use the tool with or without assistance or reminders were collected qualitatively on a daily basis during the study period. ResultsA total of 134 patients completed the RCT. Data concerning feasibility of the web-based tool were collected from all 134 patients. The SUS was completed by 119 of the 134 patients; 70.2% (94/134) of the patients managed to use the tool at home without any technical support. All technical challenges were related to the login procedure or internet access. The mean SUS score was 89.6 (median 92.5; range 22.5-100). ConclusionsThis study showed high feasibility and high usability of the Eir web tool. The received reports gave the necessary information needed for both research data and clinical follow-up. Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02604446; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02604446https://formative.jmir.org/2022/4/e34543 |
| spellingShingle | Torbjørn Rian Kari Sand Eirik Skogvoll Pål Klepstad Tina S Wik A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study JMIR Formative Research |
| title | A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study |
| title_full | A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study |
| title_fullStr | A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study |
| title_short | A Web-Based Communication Tool for Postoperative Follow-up and Pain Assessment at Home After Primary Knee Arthroplasty: Feasibility and Usability Study |
| title_sort | web based communication tool for postoperative follow up and pain assessment at home after primary knee arthroplasty feasibility and usability study |
| url | https://formative.jmir.org/2022/4/e34543 |
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