Survey question | % Agreeing/giving a rating of 4–5 on a 5-point Likert scale | ||
App only (n=150) | App+discussion (n=162) | P-value | |
‘Ease of use: How easy is it to learn how to use the app; how clear are the menu labels, icons and instructions?’* | 74 | 93 | <0.001 |
‘Visual information: Is visual explanation of concepts in the app – through charts/graphs/images/videos, etc. – clear, logical, correct?’† | 85 | 96 | 0.004 |
‘This app has increased my awareness of the importance of monitoring and documenting my symptoms’.‡ | 39 | 63 | <0.001 |
‘The use of this app will increase how closely I monitor and document my symptoms’.‡ | 33 | 59 | <0.001 |
‘Documenting my symptoms with the app is useful’.‡ | 40 | 82 | <0.001 |
‘I would recommend this app to other patients’.‡ | 44 | 72 | <0.001 |
*Users responded on a 5-point Likert scale: ‘1 No/limited instructions; menu labels, icons are confusing; complicated’, ‘2 Takes a lot of time or effort’, ‘3 Takes some time or effort’, ‘4 Easy to learn (or has clear instructions)’ and ‘5 Able to use app immediately; intuitive; simple (no instructions needed)’.
†Users responded on a 5-point Likert scale: ‘1 Completely unclear/confusing/wrong or necessary but missing’, ‘2 Mostly unclear/confusing/wrong’, ‘3 OK but often unclear/confusing/wrong’, ‘4 Mostly clear/logical/correct with negligible issues’, ‘5 Perfectly clear/logical/correct’.
‡Users responded on a 5-point Likert scale from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’.
SCQM, Swiss Clinical Quality Management in Rheumatic Diseases Registry.