InCoPE-App: A Digital Solution to Train Individuals with Dementia. Usability Review based on Expert User Experiences

The InCoPE-App is amobile application that allows nursing home staff to test and train physical performance and cognition of indiviuals with dementia (IWD). In times of COVID-19, this is a novel and innovative approach which allows nursing homes to maintain a physical activity routine while complying with hygiene and safetymeasures as no external exercise instructor is needed. The aim of the present studywas to evaluate the usability of the InCoPE-App on the base of an expert user review as the first step of an iteratively structured evaluation phase. Seven interdisciplinary experts performed standardized tasks within the InCoPE-App and completed the SystemUsability Scale (SUS). The results show that there is action required to improve the usability before the 2nd phase of the evaluation will take place in a laboratory setting and subsequently the 18-weeks field intervention involving end users.