A Human Factors Study Exploring the Experience of Participants Using VEGA, a Smartphone Migraine Management Application

Annals Of Headache Medicine Journal(2022)

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Background and objectives: There is increasing interest by patients and healthcare providers in using digital tools such as smartphone applications to log migraine days, potential triggers and medication use. However, there are opportunities to optimize the learnability and ease of use of these applications. In this human factors study, we evaluated the experience of individuals with migraine using the VEGA mobile application. Material and methods: For 4 weeks, individuals diagnosed with migraine used the VEGA application, which generated a migraine report containing 4 weeks of data, where migraine days were reported based on functional impact, pain severity, and medication use. Participants also responded to a survey and rated the ease of use of the application using a 6-point Likert scale, with “very easy” being the highest ranking. Results: A total of 22 participants completed this study, ranged between 22 to 57 years old, and 54% were males. Eighteen participants completed the migraine report and logged 160 total migraine days. Participants reported the functional impact of migraine as "mild," "moderate," or "severe" for respectively 2, 44, and 50 of the logged migraine days. The pain severity was scored as “mild” for 24 days, “moderate” for 65 days, and “severe” for 63 days. Moreover, 20 participants reported it was “easy” or “very easy” to learn how to use the application, and 19 participants found it “simple” or “extremely simple” to use. Conclusions: In this human factors study, the VEGA application was easy to use, providing real-time patient-reported data.
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