Design and Evaluation on the Mobile Application of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

This study aims to design a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation Application (TENS App) according to the suggestions from potential users. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first App including meridian and acupoints for TENS. After its development, there are eight participants recruited for evaluating the usability. Despite two out of eight users reporting that the typical TENS system requires lower cost and has better functionality than TENS App, the results show that almost seventy percent of participants have a better perception of TENS App on price, functionality, convenience, operational ability, and quality. However, participants still reported concerns about the safety issue of adopting TENS App. Therefore, for people who are the first time or unfamiliar with TENS App, instructions from occupational or physical therapists are recommended. We conclude that by using TENS App, users can not only use the portable electrotherapy devices at anyplace, but also reduce their outpatient visits.
Electric Stimulation Therapy Smartphone Mobile Applications
Ching-Lung Cheng Li-Hui Lee Yu-Ting Cheng
Department of Health Care Management,National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science,Taipei City,Taiwan,China
国际会议
第十六届世界医药健康信息学大会((MEDINFO2017)、第二届世界医药健康信息学华语论坛(WCHIS 2017)、第15届全国医药信息学大会(CMIA 2017)
苏州
英文
25-29
2017-08-21(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)