Wireframe of a Total Knee Arthroplasty app
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Total knee arthroplasty and mHealth: A Proposal for the Development of an Evidence-backed App Wireframe to Support Patient Rehabilitation Post-TKA
IRAS ID
321688
Contact name
Joanna Shim
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Robert Gordon University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) surgery, rehabilitation contributes to a return to normal activity and function. The costs associated with the large quantity of TKA surgeries performed, the length of time associated with full recovery, and the travel required of TKA patients who live in rural areas all can all be mitigated by the integration of a mobile application to support TKA rehabilitation.
While mobile apps that aim to support TKA rehabilitation do exist, the majority are either not evidence based or lack stakeholder development in their design. The aim of this project is to develop a wireframe (blueprint) of a mobile app (mobile application) that supports individuals in their recovery following total knee replacement surgery. The project is divided into two phases:
The first phase involves data gathering using a scoping review to map all interventions and outcome measures used in mobile apps for lower limb joint replacement rehabilitation. Additionally, app features and evidence of stakeholder involvement will also be assessed for both published apps found in the Google Play and Apple app stores and for apps published in journal articles and grey literature sources.
The second phase is a qualitative study using online focus groups with patients who had undergone TKA and physiotherapists with experience delivering TKA rehabilitation, to further develop the mobile app. We will also explore any barriers and facilitators to rehabilitation. A draft of the wireframe will then be produced and shared with participants of the co-production. The intervention will undergo an iterative process of refinement and feedback. This study is an important step to informing the contents of a mobile intervention for TKA to enhance better patient outcomes following TKA.
REC name
London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/PR/1031
Date of REC Opinion
1 Nov 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion