@article{Berger:15050,
      recid = {15050},
      author = {Berger, Mathilde and Deblock-Bellamy, Anne and Chèze,  Laurence and Robert, Thomas and Desrosiers, Julie and  Christe, Guillaume and Bertrand, Anne Martine},
      title = {Exploring the needs of people with chronic low back pain  and health care professionals for mHealth devices to  support self-managed physical activity and pain :  user-centered design approach},
      publisher = {JMIR Publications},
      journal = {JMIR Human Factors},
      address = {Toronto. 2024-11},
      number = {ARTICLE},
      pages = {19 p.},
      abstract = {Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major  economic and social problem worldwide. Despite the variety  of recommended treatments, long-term self-management of  this condition is complex and requires the development of  innovative interventions. Mobile health (mHealth)  technologies hold great promise for the management of  chronic pain, particularly to support physical activity.  However, their implementation is challenged by a lack of  user compliance and limited engagement, which may be due to  insufficient consideration of the needs of potential users  during development. Objective: This study aims to explore  the needs of people with CLBP and health care professionals  regarding mHealth technologies to support self-managed  physical activity, and to delineate design recommendations  based on identified needs. Methods: A participatory study  was conducted using a 3-phase, user-centered design  approach: needs investigation with a group of experts in a  workshop (phase 1), needs exploration with end users in  focus groups (phase 2), and validation of needs using  Delphi questionnaires followed by the development of a set  of recommendations (phase 3). Results: A total of 121  people with CLBP, expert patients, health care  professionals, rehabilitation researchers, and  biomechanical engineers participated in this study. The  results indicated how technology could help people with  CLBP overcome their difficulties with managing physical  activity. Specific needs were formulated concerning device  objectives, expected strategies, functionalities, technical  features, conditions of use, and potential facilitators and  barriers to use. These needs were validated by consensus  from the potential end users and translated into design  recommendations. Conclusions: This study provides design  recommendations for the development of an mHealth device  specifically adapted for people with CLBP.},
      url = {http://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15050},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.2196/59897},
}