Lili Worre Høpfner Jensen
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark / Laboratory of Welfare Technologies – Telehealth and Telerehabilitation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Nina Aagaard Madsen
Laboratory of Welfare Technologies – Telehealth and Telerehabilitation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Birthe Irene Dinesen
Laboratory of Welfare Technologies – Telehealth and Telerehabilitation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Published in: SHI 2019. Proceedings of the 17th Scandinavian Conference on Health Informatics, November 12-13, 2019, Oslo, Norway
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 161:26, p. 154-159
Published: 2019-11-07
ISBN: 978-91-7929-957-6
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
In Denmark, more than 500 patients are treated yearly with external fixation device after complex tibia fracture and this affects the lives of patients and relatives physically, mentally and socially. The aim of this study was to develop a digital platform prototype for telerehabilitation of patients treated with external fixation device at Aalborg University Hospital based upon participatory design. In order to identify challenges for the patients and develop a prototype, an iterative process took place in collaboration with patients (n=8), relatives (n= 4) and healthcare professionals (n=6). The following data collection techniques were used: cultural probes, observation in patients’ homes, qualitative inter- views (n= 18) and workshops (n=3). The prototype was evaluated with focus on design, content and relevance. The users found that the prototype was easily manageable, and the content supported their needs in the rehabilitation con- text. The prototype has to be tested on a larger scale.
Complex tibial fracture, external fixation device, participatory design, telerehabilitation, qualitative evaluation.
