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. 2023 May 31;7:e40327. doi: 10.2196/40327

Table 5.

Items and results of the “how should mHealth devices be” category (English version).

How should mHealth devices be (H) category items Results

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3

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.