1. mHealth for the Monitoring of Brace Compliance and Wellbeing in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Study Protocol for a Feasibility Study
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Judith Salat-Batlle, Judith Sanchez-Raya, Carlos Suso-Ribera, Irene Zaragozá, Amanda Díaz-García, Verónica Martínez-Borba, Diana Castilla, Azucena García-Palacios, Institut Català de la Salut, [Martínez-Borba V] Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. Department of Basic and Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain. [Suso-Ribera C] Department of Basic and Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain. [Díaz-García A] Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain. [Salat-Batlle J, Sánchez-Raya J] Servei de Rehabilitació i Medicina Física, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Castilla D] Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatments, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain. CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERON), 28029 Madrid, Spain. [Zaragoza I] CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERON), 28029 Madrid, Spain, and Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
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Aparells ortopèdics ,Ferides i lesions Tractament ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Health Services Administration::Patient Care Management::Delivery of Health Care::Telemedicine [HEALTH CARE] ,Adolescents ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,mHealth ,Escoliosi ,brace adherence ,Telemedicina ,Information and Communication Technologies ,Telemedicine ,Test (assessment) ,Distress ,Scoliosis ,treatment effectiveness ,Musculoskeletal Diseases::Bone Diseases::Spinal Diseases::Spinal Curvatures::Scoliosis [DISEASES] ,adolescent idiopathic scoliosis ,musculoskeletal diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Telefonia mòbil ,Article ,administración de los servicios de salud::gestión de la atención al paciente::prestación sanitaria::telemedicina [ATENCIÓN DE SALUD] ,03 medical and health sciences ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,Humans ,Comunicació i tecnologia ,Protocol (science) ,mobile application ,Braces ,business.industry ,enfermedades musculoesqueléticas::enfermedades óseas::enfermedades de la columna vertebral::desviaciones de la columna vertebral::escoliosis [ENFERMEDADES] ,equipos y suministros::equipo quirúrgico::equipos ortopédicos::aparatos ortésicos::tirantes [TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS] ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Usability ,Brace ,Mood ,Equipment and Supplies::Surgical Equipment::Orthopedic Equipment::Orthotic Devices::Braces [ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT] ,Physical therapy ,Quality of Life ,Feasibility Studies ,Patient Compliance ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Escoliosis idiopática del adolescente; Aplicación móvil; Eficacia del tratamiento Escoliosi idiopàtica de l'adolescent; Aplicació mòbil; Eficàcia del tractament Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Mobile application; Treatment effectiveness Attempts to optimize monitoring of brace adherence prescribed to adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) have generally relied on sensors. Sensors, however, are intrusive and do not allow the assessment of psychological and physical consequences of brace use that might underlie poor adherence. Mobile applications have emerged as alternatives to monitor brace compliance. However, the feasibility and utility of these app-based systems to assess key psychological and physical domains associated with non-adherence remain unexplored. This feasibility study aims to test the usability, acceptability, and clinical utility of an app-based system that monitors brace use and related psychological and physical factors. Forty adolescents with IS daily respond to the app for 90 days. The patient responses may generate clinical alarms (e.g., brace non-adherence, discomfort, or distress) that will be sent daily to the medical team. Primary outcomes will be app usability, acceptability, and response rates. Secondary outcomes will include brace adherence, the number of side effects reported, number and type of clinical alarms, stress, quality of life, perceived health status, and mood. If accepted by patients and clinicians, apps may allow rapid detection and response to undesired events in adolescents undergoing brace treatment. This research was funded by Universitat Jaume I, grant number UJI-A2020-03.
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- 2021