A Mobile Application Prototype Designed to Support Physical Therapy Assessment Learning Processes

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v17i16.39523

Keywords:

software engineering, guide to physical therapist practice, testing, health care technology, mobile learning, teaching tools, interdisciplinary

Abstract


The present work is the result of applied research, which describes how the physical therapy program at the Universidad Santiago de Cali approached the support of the learning processes from the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice issued by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) from a teaching perspective using information technologies with an emphasis on mobile devices (D-Learning). The implementation process was conducted using the PSP (Personal Software Process) methodology, condensing its six characteristic moments to address the problem in four stages: planning, design, development, and validation, corresponding to phases 2 and 3 of the interdisciplinary project developed by and between the Schools of Engineering and Health Sciences, thereby understanding that the remaining phases exceed the scope of this paper (these phases include a systematic review, an analysis, and feedback from the academic community). A preliminary assessment describes the knowledge gathering and idea conception processes, as well as the solution design process in Enterprise Architect. Subsequently, the prototype was implemented, the corresponding documentation was prepared, and its usability was validated by the academic community at the university. Therefore, a supporting tool was generated, focusing specifically on learning about the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.

Author Biographies

Carlos Andrés Tavera Romero, Universidad Santiago de Cali

Researcher at the COMBA R&D laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering in the Universidad Santiago de Cali

Jennifer Jaramillo Losada, Universidad Santiago de Cali

is a full-time professor in Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Health of the Santiago de Cali University. (Email: Jennifer.jaramillo01@usc.edu.co). Her research interest include physiotherapy and gerontology.

María Fernanda Díaz Velásquez, Universidad Santiago de Cali

is a full-time professor of the Electronic Engineering program and a researcher in GIEIAM research group at the Faculty of Engineering of the Santiago de Cali University. (Email: maria.diaz20@usc.edu.co).

Andrés Gerardo Domínguez Pineda, Universidad Santiago de Cali

is a systems engineer and research assistant for the COMBA R&D research group at the Faculty of Engineering of the Santiago de Cali University. (Email: andres.dominguez00@usc.edu.co).

Victor Manuel Hurtado López, Universidad Santiago de Cali

is a systems engineer and research assistant for the COMBA R&D research group at the Faculty of Engineering of the Santiago de Cali University.

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Published

2023-08-21

How to Cite

Tavera Romero, C. A., Jaramillo Losada, J., Díaz Velásquez, M. F., Domínguez Pineda, A. G., & Hurtado López, V. M. (2023). A Mobile Application Prototype Designed to Support Physical Therapy Assessment Learning Processes. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 17(16), pp. 95–115. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v17i16.39523

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