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The InCoPE-App is a mobile application that allows nursing home staff to test and train physical performance and cognition of indiviuals with dementia (IWD). In times of COVID-19, this is a novel and innovative approach which allows nursing homes to maintain a physical activity routine while complying with hygiene and safety measures as no external exercise instructor is needed. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usability of the InCoPEApp on the base of an expert user review as the first step of an iteratively structured evaluation phase. Seven interdisciplinary experts performed standardized tasks within the InCoPE-App and completed the System Usability Scale (SUS). The results show that there is action required to improve the usability before the 2nd phase of the evaluation will take place in a laboratory setting and subsequently the 18-weeks field intervention involving end users.
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Barisch-Fritz, B. et al. (2022). InCoPE-App: A Digital Solution to Train Individuals with Dementia. Usability Review Based on Expert User Experiences. In: Baca, A., Exel, J., Lames, M., James, N., Parmar, N. (eds) Proceedings of the 9th International Performance Analysis Workshop and Conference & 5th IACSS Conference. PACSS 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1426. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99333-7_24
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