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. 2020 Sep 8;2:15. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2020.00015

Table 2.

Information about the participants and the evaluation protocol of the semi-structured focus groups performed in UK, Germany, and Greece.

Focus group location Protocol Participants
Iteration I London (UK) 1. Welcome, introduction, and obtaining participants' consent for participation
2. Demographic questionnaires
3. Demonstration of the 1st mockup of APA
4. Q&A with participants and clinical, technical, and usability experts
5. APA usability questionnaire (modified SUS) and open-ended questions
1. N = 47
2. 29 females (63%) 17 males (37%)
3. Age: 60–84 years (M = 73.61, SD = 6.12, Mdn = 72.5)
4. N = 13 (28%) had balance disorder
5. 94% use computers daily
6. Confidence in using technologies = 3.32 (SD = 0.91, Mdn = 3)
7. 60% familiar with social media
Iteration II Freiburg (Germany) and Athens (Greece) 1. Welcome, introduction, and obtaining participants' consent for participation
2. Participants used all Holobalance modules including APA for ~15 min
3. Q&A with participants and clinical, technical, and usability experts
4. Questionnaires (Demographic, usability, etc.) and open-ended questions
1. N = 24
2. Freiburg: N= 8, Athens: N = 16
3. 21 females (63%) 3 males (12.5%)
4. Age: 60–84 years (M = 71.42, SD = 7.99, Mdn = 72)
5. N = 12 (50%) had balance disorder
6. 58.33% use computers daily
7. Confidence in using technologies = 2.33 (SD = 1.34, Mdn = 2.5)