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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Mobile eHealth apps have been used as a complementary treatment to increase the quality of life of patients and provide new opportunities for the management of rheumatic diseases. Telemedicine, particularly in the areas of prevention, diagnostics, and therapy, has become an essential cornerstone in the care of patients with rheumatic diseases.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to improve the design and technology of YogiTherapy and evaluate its usability and quality.
METHODS: We newly implemented the mobile eHealth app YogiTherapy with a modern design, the option to change language, and easy navigation to improve the app\'s usability and quality for patients. After refinement, we evaluated the app by conducting a study with 16 patients with AS (4 female and 12 male; mean age 48.1, SD 16.8 y). We assessed the usability of YogiTherapy with a task performance test (TPT) with a think-aloud protocol and the quality with the German version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS).
RESULTS: In the TPT, the participants had to solve 6 tasks that should be performed on the app. The overall task completion rate in the TPT was high (84/96, 88% completed tasks). Filtering for videos and navigating to perform an assessment test caused the largest issues during the TPT, while registering in the app and watching a yoga video were highly intuitive. Additionally, 12 (75%) of the 16 participants completed the German version of MARS. The quality of YogiTherapy was rated with an average MARS score of 3.79 (SD 0.51) from a maximum score of 5. Furthermore, results from the MARS questionnaire demonstrated a positive evaluation regarding functionality and aesthetics.
CONCLUSIONS: The refined and tested YogiTherapy app showed promising results among most participants. In the future, the app could serve its function as a complementary treatment for patients with AS. For this purpose, surveys with a larger number of patients should still be conducted. As a substantial advancement, we made the app free and openly available on the iOS App and Google Play stores.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to improve the design and technology of YogiTherapy and evaluate its usability and quality.
METHODS: We newly implemented the mobile eHealth app YogiTherapy with a modern design, the option to change language, and easy navigation to improve the app\'s usability and quality for patients. After refinement, we evaluated the app by conducting a study with 16 patients with AS (4 female and 12 male; mean age 48.1, SD 16.8 y). We assessed the usability of YogiTherapy with a task performance test (TPT) with a think-aloud protocol and the quality with the German version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS).
RESULTS: In the TPT, the participants had to solve 6 tasks that should be performed on the app. The overall task completion rate in the TPT was high (84/96, 88% completed tasks). Filtering for videos and navigating to perform an assessment test caused the largest issues during the TPT, while registering in the app and watching a yoga video were highly intuitive. Additionally, 12 (75%) of the 16 participants completed the German version of MARS. The quality of YogiTherapy was rated with an average MARS score of 3.79 (SD 0.51) from a maximum score of 5. Furthermore, results from the MARS questionnaire demonstrated a positive evaluation regarding functionality and aesthetics.
CONCLUSIONS: The refined and tested YogiTherapy app showed promising results among most participants. In the future, the app could serve its function as a complementary treatment for patients with AS. For this purpose, surveys with a larger number of patients should still be conducted. As a substantial advancement, we made the app free and openly available on the iOS App and Google Play stores.
摘要：
背景：移动eHealth应用程序已被用作补充治疗，以提高患者的生活质量，并为风湿性疾病的管理提供新的机会。远程医疗,特别是在预防领域，诊断,和治疗，已成为风湿性疾病患者护理的重要基石。
目的：本研究旨在改进YogiTherapy的设计和技术，并评估其可用性和质量。
方法：我们以现代设计新实施了移动eHealth应用程序YogiTherapy，更改语言的选项，和轻松导航，以提高应用程序的可用性和质量为患者。细化后,我们通过对16例AS患者(4例女性,12例男性;平均年龄48.1,SD16.8岁)进行研究,对应用进行了评估.我们通过具有思考协议的任务性能测试（TPT）和德语版移动应用程序评定量表（MARS）评估了YogiTherapy的可用性。
结果：在TPT中，参与者必须解决应该在应用程序上执行的6个任务。TPT中的整体任务完成率较高（84/96，88％完成任务）。过滤视频并导航以执行评估测试在TPT期间导致了最大的问题，在应用程序中注册和观看瑜伽视频时非常直观。此外,16名参与者中有12名（75％）完成了德语版的MARS。YogiTherapy的质量从最高得分为5，平均MARS得分为3.79（SD0.51）。此外，MARS问卷的结果显示,对功能性和美观性的评价是积极的.
结论：经过完善和测试的YogiTherapy应用程序在大多数参与者中显示了有希望的结果。在未来,该应用程序可以作为AS患者的补充治疗。为此,仍需对更多患者进行调查.作为一个实质性的进步，我们使应用程序免费和开放的iOS应用程序和谷歌播放商店。
目的：本研究旨在改进YogiTherapy的设计和技术，并评估其可用性和质量。
方法：我们以现代设计新实施了移动eHealth应用程序YogiTherapy，更改语言的选项，和轻松导航，以提高应用程序的可用性和质量为患者。细化后,我们通过对16例AS患者(4例女性,12例男性;平均年龄48.1,SD16.8岁)进行研究,对应用进行了评估.我们通过具有思考协议的任务性能测试（TPT）和德语版移动应用程序评定量表（MARS）评估了YogiTherapy的可用性。
结果：在TPT中，参与者必须解决应该在应用程序上执行的6个任务。TPT中的整体任务完成率较高（84/96，88％完成任务）。过滤视频并导航以执行评估测试在TPT期间导致了最大的问题，在应用程序中注册和观看瑜伽视频时非常直观。此外,16名参与者中有12名（75％）完成了德语版的MARS。YogiTherapy的质量从最高得分为5，平均MARS得分为3.79（SD0.51）。此外，MARS问卷的结果显示,对功能性和美观性的评价是积极的.
结论：经过完善和测试的YogiTherapy应用程序在大多数参与者中显示了有希望的结果。在未来,该应用程序可以作为AS患者的补充治疗。为此,仍需对更多患者进行调查.作为一个实质性的进步，我们使应用程序免费和开放的iOS应用程序和谷歌播放商店。
