Category: Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth); Spinal Cord Injury; Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)
Objective : To develop and test an online cognitive-based program for increasing physical activity among people with spinal cord injury.
Design : Exploratory mixed methods design to develop and test a online cognitive-based program.
Setting : The setting of the study was a state-of-the-art recreational facility for people with disabilities.
Participants (or Animals, Specimens, Cadavers) : Sample consisted of people with spinal cord injury between the ages of 18-65 who could use their hand and/or arms for exercise.
Interventions : Not Applicable
Main Outcome Measure(s) : This study assessed four core areas of usability: effectiveness, effeciency, usefulness, and satisfaction.
Results : The review of the literature and results from the national survey (n=145) informed the initial development of the online program, which involved mapping out a storyboard and theory and intervention alignment. The two rounds of expert review (n=5) led to further refinement and followed by testing among people with spinal cord injury (n=12). Testing of the program resulted in useful, effective, efficient, and satisfactory scores/outcomes.
Conclusions : The online program eSTORIES was shown as useful, effective, efficient, and satisfactory, and ready for feasibility testing among a small sample of people with spinal cord injury.
Jereme Wilroy
– Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaByron Lai
– Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Huacong Wen
– Postdoctoral fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaAmie McLain
– Professor and Chair, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
James Rimmer
– Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama