Practicability and user-friendliness of height measurements by proof of concept APP using Augmented Reality, in 22 healthy children
- Background: Child growth is a dynamic process. When measured at short intervals, children’s growth shows characteristic patterns that can be of great importance for clinical purposes. Objective: To study whether measuring height on a daily basis using an APP is practicable and user-friendly. Methods: Recruitment took place via Snowball Sampling. Thirteen out of 14 contacted families signed up for a study period of 12 weeks with altogether 22 healthy children aged 3 to 13 years (response rate 93%). The study started with a visit to the family home for the setup of the measurement site, conventional height measuring and initial training of the new measurement process. Follow-up appointments were made at four, eight and 12 weeks. The children’s height was measured at daily intervals at their family homes over a period of three months. Results: The parents altogether recorded 1704 height measurements and meticulously documented practicability and problems when using the device. A 93% response rate in recruitment was achieved byBackground: Child growth is a dynamic process. When measured at short intervals, children’s growth shows characteristic patterns that can be of great importance for clinical purposes. Objective: To study whether measuring height on a daily basis using an APP is practicable and user-friendly. Methods: Recruitment took place via Snowball Sampling. Thirteen out of 14 contacted families signed up for a study period of 12 weeks with altogether 22 healthy children aged 3 to 13 years (response rate 93%). The study started with a visit to the family home for the setup of the measurement site, conventional height measuring and initial training of the new measurement process. Follow-up appointments were made at four, eight and 12 weeks. The children’s height was measured at daily intervals at their family homes over a period of three months. Results: The parents altogether recorded 1704 height measurements and meticulously documented practicability and problems when using the device. A 93% response rate in recruitment was achieved by maintaining a high motivation within the families. Contact with the principal investigator was permanently available, including open communication, personal training and attendance during the appointments at the family homes. Conclusion: Measuring height by photographic display is interesting for children and parents and can be used for height measurements at home. A positive response rate of 13 out of 14 families with altogether 22 children highlights feasible recruitment and the high convenience and user-friendliness of daily APP-supported height measurements. Daily APP measurements appear to be a promising new tool for longitudinal growth studies.…
Verfasserangaben: | Antonia RöslerORCiD, Nikolaos GasparatosORCiD, Michael HermanussenORCiDGND, Christiane SchefflerORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.52905/hbph2022.2.48 |
ISSN: | 2748-9957 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | Human biology and public health |
Verlag: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
Verlagsort: | Potsdam |
Publikationstyp: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 15.12.2022 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 23.12.2022 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | APP; augmented reality; body height; daily home-made measurements; guideline; iPhone |
Band: | 2022 |
Ausgabe: | 2 |
Seitenanzahl: | 9 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
Extern / Extern | |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit | |
Peer Review: | Referiert |
Publikationsweg: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
Open Access / Gold Open-Access | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |