%0 Journal Article
%@ 2291-5222
%I JMIR Publications
%V 5
%N 7
%P e103
%T Design of Mobile Health Tools to Promote Goal Achievement in Self-Management Tasks
%A Dicianno,Brad Edward
%A Henderson,Geoffrey
%A Parmanto,Bambang
%+ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 6425 Penn Ave Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States, 1 412 822 3691, dicianno@pitt.edu
%K goals
%K self-care
%K mobile health
%K rehabilitation
%K smartphone
%K spinal cord injury
%K spinal dysraphism
%D 2017
%7 24.07.2017
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Mhealth Uhealth
%G English
%X Background: Goal-setting within rehabilitation is a common practice ultimately geared toward helping patients make functional progress. Objective: The purposes of this study were to (1) qualitatively analyze data from a wellness program for patients with spina bifida (SB) and spinal cord injury (SCI) in order to generate software requirements for a goal-setting module to support their complex goal-setting routines, (2) design a prototype of a goal-setting module within an existing mobile health (mHealth) system, and (3) identify what educational content might be necessary to integrate into the system. Methods: A total of 750 goals were analyzed from patients with SB and SCI enrolled in a wellness program. These goals were qualitatively analyzed in order to operationalize a set of software requirements for an mHealth goal-setting module and identify important educational content. Results: Those of male sex (P=.02) and with SCI diagnosis (P<.001) were more likely to achieve goals than females or those with SB. Temporality (P<.001) and type (P<.001) of goal were associated with likelihood that the goal would be achieved. Nearly all (210/213; 98.6%) of the fact-finding goals were achieved. There was no significant difference in achievement based on goal theme. Checklists, data tracking, and fact-finding tools were identified as three functionalities that could support goal-setting and achievement in an mHealth system. Based on the qualitative analysis, a list of software requirements for a goal-setting module was generated, and a prototype was developed. Targets for educational content were also generated. Conclusions: Innovative mHealth tools can be developed to support commonly set goals by individuals with disabilities. 
%M 28739558
%R 10.2196/mhealth.7335
%U http://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/7/e103/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.7335
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28739558