Evaluating the Usability of a Mobile Platform for Scoliosis Screening Assessment

Scoliosis is curvature of the spine, often found in adolescents, which can impact on their quality of life. In recent years, smartphone applications (apps) and web-based applications may help the parents with the doctors' supervision in scoliosis screening and monitoring, thereby reducing the number of in-person visits. This paper suggests the usage of the SCOLIOSIS system to detect the onset of scoliosis. This tool is being developed for simple use on mobile devices and as a web-based monitoring system for doctors, which will be an interactive tool for the patients and doctors that will provide data, information, and knowledge. The study conducts a usability assessment of the mobile application by doctors and non-clinician users. User test application developed for the android platform and the results show that this has the potential to be applied in medical practice.