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A mobile app implementing the international classification of functioning, disability and health rehabilitation set.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Chinese assessment standards of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set is available now. It is coming to be used as a basic functional evaluation tool in China. With data accumulating, a mobile application is needed to eliminate the extra cost of data entry, storage, and graphical presentation of trends. This study aimed to design, develop and test a mobile app based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set Rehabilitation Set. METHODS:The study had three phases. The first involved specifying the functional requirements of the app. Then an app was designed and refined to meet those requirements. In a pilot test, the app was used by rehabilitation professionals in clinical practice and their comments were collected for its further modification in one-on-one interviews. RESULTS:The app met the initial requirements, and the pilot study showed it worked as designed. The pilot study also showed that the app is user-friendly and convenient to use in rehabilitation practice. Some feedback was given to improve the app. CONCLUSION:An Android mobile app implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set was successfully developed.

SUBMITTER: Zhang M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988202 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A mobile app implementing the international classification of functioning, disability and health rehabilitation set.

Zhang Malan M Yu Jiani J Shen Wei W Zhang Yun Y Xiang Yun Y Zhang Xinting X Lin Ziling Z Yan Tiebin T Yan Tiebin T

BMC medical informatics and decision making 20200128 1

<h4>Background</h4>The Chinese assessment standards of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set is available now. It is coming to be used as a basic functional evaluation tool in China. With data accumulating, a mobile application is needed to eliminate the extra cost of data entry, storage, and graphical presentation of trends. This study aimed to design, develop and test a mobile app based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disa ...[more]

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