Table 5.
Items and results of the “how should mHealth devices be” category (English version).
| How should mHealth devices be (H) category items | Results | |||||||
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Consensus yes (≥75%) or no (Aa, NANDb, or Dc %) | Mean (SD) | Consensus yes (≥75%) or no (A, NAND, or D %) | Mean (SD) | Consensus yes (≥75%) or no (A, NAND, or D %) | Mean (SD) | ||
| H1: A mobile health (mHealth) device should be simple, intuitive, and easy to operate. | Yes (A=100%) | 4.88 (0.33) | N/Ad | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H2: An instrument to measure occupational health should detect stressful situations and tasks. | Yes (A=92.3%) | 4.54 (0.65) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H3: An app to measure occupational health should generate notifications when there are high-stress levels. | Yes (A=92.3%) | 4.58 (0.64) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H4: The wearable device must be accurate in measuring physiological variables in any activity. | Yes (A=96.2%) | 4.65 (0.56) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H5: The wearable device must be able to collect data, even if offline or without coverage. | Yes (A=92.3%) | 4.54 (0.65) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H6: A wearable device should be comfortable to wear for long periods and not get in the way of getting the job done. | Yes (A=96.2%) | 4.77 (0.51) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H7: Interventions to improve occupational health should be of a short duration (around 15 minutes). | No (A=19.2%, NAND=38.5%, D=42.3%) | 3.38 (1.10) | Yes (A=79.2%) | 3.92 (0.58) | N/A | N/A | ||
| H8: It is positive that mHealth devices are customizable according to the needs of professionals. | Yes (A=80.8%) | 4.15 (0.97) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H9: Participants in an mHealth study should have access to the history of their activities and physiological signals to be aware of their health status. | Yes (A=77.0%) | 4.19 (0.90) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H10: The battery of wearable devices that perform occupational health measurements should have a long life. | Yes (A=88.5%) | 4.54 (0.71) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| H11: The use of work-related mHealth tools should be integrated into workday tasks. | Not included in round 1 | N/A | Yes (A=91.7%) | 4.29 (0.81) | N/A | N/A | ||
| H12. To facilitate mHealth tools during the workday, they should be brief. | Not included in round 1 | N/A | Yes (NAND=79.2%) | 4.04 (0.81) | N/A | N/A | ||
aA: agree.
bNAND: neither agree nor disagree.
cD: disagree.
dN/A: not applicable.