Citation

Karlsson D, Timpka T, Jacobsson J, Alonso JM, Kowalski J, Nilsson S, Depiesse F, Branco P, Edouard P. Health Informatics J. 2018; 24(2): 136-145.

Affiliation

French Athletics Federation (FFA), France; University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France; University of Lyon, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1460458216661861

PMID

27502408

Abstract

This study set out to identify factors critical for the usability of electronic data collection in association with championships in individual sports. A qualitative analysis of electronic data collection system usability for collection of data on pre-participation health from athletes and in-competition injury and illness from team physicians was performed during the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships. A total of 15 athletes and team physicians participated. Athletes were found to experience few problems interacting with the electronic data collection system, but reported concerns about having to reflect on injury and illness before competitions and the medical terminology used. Team physicians encountered problems when first navigating through the module for clinical reporting, but they were not subjected to motivational problems. We conclude that athletes' motivation to self-report health data and the design of the human-computer interface for team physicians are key issues for the usability of electronic data collection systems in association with championships in individual sports.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en