{"id":11222,"date":"2024-06-07T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec523\/?p=11222"},"modified":"2024-06-07T11:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:00:06","slug":"physiapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec523\/2024\/06\/07\/physiapp\/","title":{"rendered":"PhysiAPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was referred to my first physiotherapist after having a recent bilateral mastectomy as the preferred course of treatment and therapeutic response (as opposed to chemotherapy and radiation) to a breast cancer diagnosis. During the appointment, we did a series of exercises that the physiotherapist guided me through alongside the program on her computer, which I have since downloaded, called PhysiAPP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhysiApp\u00ae – Healthcare engagement at your fingertips. Trusted since 2012.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve never used an exercise APP before for any purpose so I was unbiased and open-minded. However, if anyone has kept a track record of my sentiments towards exercise APPs during the first four weeks of this blog, one would find a certain theme of disliking them. Once I got started, I found the process was user-friendly and intuitive. I did not have to register or log in, which was great because I may not have followed through with the exercises otherwise. I only had to enter the year of my birth to unlock my already created account (1979, baby!) Would everyone have found the process so straightforward? Would this have added stress to less digitally literate clients? What alternatives could be offered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly thereafter, I saw a new icon appear atop my phone in the form of an alert. After agreeing to the terms of service, privacy policy, and acceptable use policy (all of which I read for the first time ever!), I accepted the cookies and got to the next layer of the APP. I read the disclaimer and the copyright registration, as well as the support, help, integrations, system status, legal and policies, solutions, information security, developer\u2019s information, NHS, branded, data and cookies information. Impressive. Before starting the exercises, I checked out the media press, blog, careers, research, contact, about, overview and investors pages. Next, I linked myself to their social media accounts: Facebook, Snapchat, X, and Instagram. Is anyone else using this APP reading all of this content or is it just me using this educational APP as a ETEC 523 real life example and analysis? This is so much available information and I haven\u2019t even started my first exercise yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is day 1. I got the alert when I was outside in my garden so was able to complete the exercises in the fresh air and sunshine – a definite benefit to mobile education and physical rehabilitation. When I saw the alert icon atop my phone, I felt a little bit excited, a little bit controlled and a little bit taken care of. I felt care for because someone (or rather, something) remembered I needed to return to my natural state of health and healing. Or is the APP designed to scaffold my own self-care while communicating with my therapist with updates. The APP is fulfilling my need to be tended to and cared for in the absence of my physiotherapist. The exercises were nearly identical to the ones I had been given in my post-surgical pamphlet but it was easier to complete these exercises. Maybe it was the animated videos, the reminders, the pain level recording, etc the gamification of the exercise that made it more enjoyable and rewarding. Let\u2019s see how Day 2 goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was referred to my first physiotherapist after having a recent bilateral mastectomy as the preferred course of treatment and therapeutic response (as opposed to…<\/p>\n

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