Table 4.
Thematic categories of the focus groups.
Thematic Categories | Focus Group: Patients and Caregivers |
Focus Group: Physicians |
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1. Benefits of “BALANCE” digital service | 1.1. Patient comfort 1.2. Closer physician-patient interaction anywhere 1.3. Availability of tutorial videos with balance exercises |
1.1. Patient comfort 1.2. Closer physician-patient interaction 1.3. Lower consumption of face-to-face resources 1.4. Patient motivation and adhesion |
2. Constraints regarding the use of “BALANCE” digital service | 2.1. Patient profile 2.2. Presentation screen on the mobile phone 2.3. Lack of time to record the exercises performed |
2.1. Patient profile 2.2. Resistance of healthcare professionals 2.3. Lack of working time by healthcare professionals |
3. Satisfaction with “BALANCE” digital service functionalities | 3.1. Satisfaction level | 3.1. Satisfaction level |
4. Suggested strategies to improve “BALANCE” digital service | 4.1. Presentation screen of “BALANCE” 4.2. Recorded videos with more identifiable exercises 4.3. Adjustment of interactive data relatively to performed balance exercises |
4.1. Inclusion of automatic tools—objective data of performed balance exercises |
5. Suggested strategies for new clinical applicability of “BALANCE” digital service | - | 5.1. Working hours organization 5.2. Involvement of other health professionals 5.3. Interoperability 5.4. Funding and continuity of the use of digital solution 5.5. Recognition of the hierarchy |
6. Interest in using “BALANCE”digital service | 6.1. Interest in maintaining the use | 6.1. Recognized interest in using “BALANCE” digital service |