Table 6.
Topic | Patients | Physiotherapists | ||
The intervention was used on 89.0% (160.2/180) (SDa18.5) of the days in their possession | 10 out of 19 practices spent little time on the intervention | |||
App | ||||
Easy to learn and use Explicit and user-friendly to patients |
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Training not necessary | Training necessary | |||
Clear, insightful, and stimulating | ||||
Mobile phone | ||||
Easy to use | Use of and continuously wearing the mobile phone troublesome for a few patients | |||
32% (19/60) owned a mobile phone, 18% (11/60) purchased one after the RCTb | ||||
Website | ||||
Explicit and user-friendly | ||||
Used to look at PAcdata, adjust PA goals, and to send messages | ||||
Setting PA goals was considered difficult | ||||
Reported low use was attributed to time-constraints | ||||
Tedious additional log-in | ||||
Text messages | ||||
Sent mostly informative, neutral messages concerning the PA goal | Sent mostly motivating, positive messages concerning the PA goal | |||
Messages were not perceived as supportive in reaching the PA goal | ||||
eHealth self-management intervention general | ||||
Perceived usefulness | Felt it helped to increase PA | Measure of objective PA data outside the clinical setting | ||
Made them feel fitter | Ability to see patterns in PA (to monitor exacerbations) | |||
Tool to start a conversation about PA with the patient | ||||
Applicability | 58% (35/60) would like to continue to use the intervention | 15 out of 19 practices were interested to use the intervention | ||
Could be useful in preventing relapse | ||||
Financing concerns | ||||
Face-to-face is necessary in addition to monitoring | ||||
Intervention should be individually tailored to the patient | ||||
Privacy | Important to have control over the distribution of their data | Important aspect to keep in mind when working with eHealth |
aSD: standard deviation.
bRCT: randomized controlled trial.
cPA: physical activity.