Document Type : Original Articles
Authors
1 department orthotics and prosthetics/ faculty of rehabilitation sciences/ Isfahan university of medical sciences/ Isfahan / Iran
2 Department of orthotics and prosthetics, Rehabilitation school , Associate Professor degree .Isfahan university of medical sciences, Iran, Isfahan
Abstract
Background: The self-care program based on mobile phones is considered one of the effective ways to solve patients' problems. Considering the complex and unique situation of lower limb amputees with prostheses, there is a need to educate and raise awareness among these patients in order to improve their quality of life. The present study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of a mobile -based self-care training program for lower limb amputation.
methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study that in the first stage, 10 specialists rehabilitation were selected. In the second stage, 30 people with lower limb amputations were chosen as participants. The data collection tools, smartphone-based app usability questionnaires Persian for the experts' and usability questionnaires for the amputees and satisfaction questionnaire from the amputees.
Results: The average age of participants were 45.37±13.80 years. The results of the smartphone-based application usability questionnaire from the experts' point of view showed that the average score of the questionnaire is 7.07±1.15 and the questionnaire is in an acceptable state and approved by the experts. The results of the system usability questionnaire from the participants' point of view showed that the average final score of this questionnaire is 88.75±8.27 and the mobile phone-based self-care training program has the necessary efficiency, satisfaction, and effectiveness from the point of view of the lower limb amputation subjects. The overall average of the questionnaire of usefulness, satisfaction, ease of use, and ease of learning (4.50±0.24) demonstrates that the mobile phone-based self-care program is approved from the point of view of amputees.
Conclusion: The designed self-care application can be used to increase awareness, help manage rehabilitation problems after amputation, increase the level of quality of life and reduce the complications of the disease for people with lower limb amputation with high efficiency and comfort.
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