TY - GEN AB - 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. AD - Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL), HES-SO ; Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Gustave Eiffel University, Bron, France AD - Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL), HES-SO AD - Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Gustave Eiffel University, Bron, France AD - Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Gustave Eiffel University, Bron, France AD - Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL), HES-SO AD - HESAV School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland AD - Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL), HES-SO AU - Berger, Mathilde AU - Deblock-Bellamy, Anne AU - Chèze, Laurence AU - Robert, Thomas AU - Desrosiers, Julie AU - Christe, Guillaume AU - Bertrand, Anne Martine CY - Toronto DA - 2024-11 DO - 10.2196/59897 DO - DOI EP - Article no e59897 ID - 15050 JF - JMIR Human Factors KW - chronic low back pain KW - needs KW - self-management KW - physical activity KW - mobile health KW - mHealth KW - user-centered design L1 - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15050/files/Berger_2024_exploring_the_needs_of_people_with_chronic_low_back_pain.pdf L2 - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15050/files/Berger_2024_exploring_the_needs_of_people_with_chronic_low_back_pain.pdf L4 - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15050/files/Berger_2024_exploring_the_needs_of_people_with_chronic_low_back_pain.pdf LA - eng LK - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15050/files/Berger_2024_exploring_the_needs_of_people_with_chronic_low_back_pain.pdf N2 - 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. PB - JMIR Publications PP - Toronto PY - 2024-11 SN - 2292-9495 SP - Article no e59897 T1 - 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 TI - 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 UR - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15050/files/Berger_2024_exploring_the_needs_of_people_with_chronic_low_back_pain.pdf VL - 11 Y1 - 2024-11 ER -