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. 2021 Oct 6;23(10):e29558. doi: 10.2196/29558

Table 2.

Recommendations from health care professionals on improvements.

Response Number of responses Details of the recommendation Recommendation already implemented during usability testing
Expand components included in the tool or include additional questions 162 Add disease duration; add treatment adherence N/Aa
Interpretation of the traffic light output 79 Elaborate on the explanation or quantify the output N/A
Improve or expand on the cognitive assessment 69 Include an interface with cognitive assessment scales N/A
Include additional variables 57 Add more details on the impact of disease on daily activities, for example, relationships, social, work, sexuality, and emotional state N/A
Improve tool sensitivity 56 Improve sensitivity of the tool Improved sensitivity for patients with lower EDSSb scores and with confounding symptoms such as fatigue
Include longitudinal follow-up 29 N/A Included in observational studies for longitudinal monitoring; incorporated in electronic health records
Improve the user interface 29 N/A User interface was improved on an ongoing basis
Provide a patient version 18 N/A Development was ongoing in parallel to the usability testing. Meanwhile, the Your MSc questionnaire is ready

aN/A: not applicable or implemented.

bEDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale.

cMS: multiple sclerosis.