Smartphone Application for Measuring Community Participation in Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury. (July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wen, Pey-Shan; Mackey, Jordan; Rose, Dorian; Waid-Ebbs, J. Kay
• Is Part Of: OTJR. Volume 41:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 196
• Page End: 205
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Subjects: brain injury -- smartphone -- community participation -- veterans -- measurement; Occupational therapy -- Periodicals; 615.8515
• DOI: 10.1177/15394492211004159
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1539-4492

Abstract

The goal in the rehabilitation of veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is to improve community participation. A tool that can objectively measure community participation is lacking. The aims of this study are to evaluate the feasibility of a smartphone application (app) called MOVES to objectively measure community participation; and compare MOVES with a self-report questionnaire, and differences between veterans with mTBI and civilians without TBI. It is a 6-week parallel observational study, which included seven veterans with blast-related mTBI and five civilians without TBI. The measures include MOVES, Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools–Objective (self-report participation measure), Satisfaction Questionnaire, and Perceived Accuracy Daily Logs. Participants were mostly satisfied using the MOVES app with 75% retention rate. Perceived accuracy of the MOVES app was 90%, while the two groups showed similar discrepancies between the PART-O and the MOVES (52% vs. 53%). The MOVES app is a feasible option to objectively measure community participation. Self-report was discrepant from the MOVES app for both groups.