Refinement and Usability Analysis of an eHealth App for Ankylosing Spondylitis as a Complementary Treatment to Physical Therapy: Development and Usability Study.

Marlies Nitschke Obioma Bertrand Nwosu Lara Grube Johannes Knitza Ann-Kristin Seifer Bjoern M Eskofier Larissa Valor-Méndez Harriet Morf

Published in: JMIR formative research (2023)

The refined and tested YogiTherapy app showed promising results among most participants. In the future, the app could serve its function as a complementary treatment for patients with AS. For this purpose, surveys with a larger number of patients should still be conducted. As a substantial advancement, we made the app free and openly available on the iOS App and Google Play stores.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
rheumatoid arthritis

newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
chronic kidney disease

electronic health record
healthcare
health information

combination therapy
social media
smoking cessation