Developing and Validating myHESTIA: A Home Safety Screening and Intervention App

摘要: Research ObjectivesTo describe the iterative development and early content validity testing procedures of the myHESTIA app. myHESTIA is an app designed to be used by aging adults, people with disabilities, and/or their support persons (e.g., family members, caregivers, handymen, community health workers) as a home safety screening and intervention guidance tool.DesignDevelopment has been guided using an existing professional version of the app (HESTIApro) and through Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology with experts and potential end-users. Content validity is tested through an online survey.SettingPAR meetings and content validity surveys were all completed online.ParticipantsTwenty participants have contributed to the development of myHESTIA so far including (1) adults with disabilities or caregivers for persons with disabilities (N=15) and (2) experts in home safety and disability (N …