Data Collection Procedure

Qualitative Data Collection Procedure

The request to conduct the study will be communicated to the municipal RHU of La

Trinidad, Benguet. Upon fulfilling the proper protocols, the researcher will schedule specific

time to visit the barangay health clinics within which the mHealth app would be used and will

inform the CHWs of the research procedure. Two to three members of the research group will sit

face to face and discuss the research procedure with five to six CHWs in a well-lit and well-

ventilated room. The nature, extent, and purposes of the research, including confidentiality, will

be explained. If procedures are understood, the researcher will then present the informed consent

form which will then be signed by the CHW’s with a black pen. The researcher will collect the

informed consent forms one by one by and will be stored in a long, brown envelope. The

researcher will then be in close coordination with the CHW’s, their familiarity with families

providing care to their older members within their catchment area will facilitate collection of

data.

A series of observation in some barangay health clinics and interviews with the

respondents will be scheduled in order to understand the end-user’s contexts and the specific

problems they experienced. Prior to the observation and interview the researcher will consult and

follow their respondent’s available time at their workplace, the respondents will be the one to set

what appropriate date and time would be best. On the day of the scheduled visit, three members

of the research group will stay inside the barangay health clinics for four hours to observe

respondent’s environment and while performing their regular activities, the researcher will be

using small notebook and black pen to write down any necessary data and observation. While

one to two members of the research group will facilitate unstructured interview, this will be
conducted during the scheduled visit similarly necessary answers and notes will be written down

in a small notebook using black pen. The interview will be conducted in a well-lit and well-

ventilated room. The interview will be audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed. After

transcribing, the researcher will inform their research adviser and proceed to the next phase

which is analysis and development of mhealth app.

Prior to the development and testing of the prototype mhealth app, the researcher will be

in closed contact and coordinate with the CHW’s regarding updates and follow up. Once the

prototype will be development and ready for testing, the researcher will contact the CHW’s and

schedule for distribution of the prototype mhealth app. During the scheduled prototyping, the

researchers will facilitate a meeting with the CHW’s for proper usage, instructions and trial of

the mhealth app will be explain. The researcher will be available to answer queries in relation to

the use of mhealth app. Two to three members of the researcher group will visit the barangay

healthcare clinic within which the mHealth app would be used for observation of the testing and

application of mhealth app. During the testing the researcher will encourage user to express

verbal response regarding the mhealth app. Any necessary observation, responses or feedbacks

and comments from the users regarding their experience of the mhealth app will be written down

in a small notebook. The feedback from the user during the prototyping will be used to present

ideas for improvement of the app.

Quantitative Data Collection Procedure

After the qualitative data collection procedure will be complete, the researcher will

administer the data gathering tool. A post-study system usability questionnaire (PSSUQ) will be

given to the CHW’s and family care givers who used and test the usability of the mhealth app.

The researcher will visit the CHW’s in their workplace and family care givers in their houses and
distribute the questionnaires one by one. Necessary instructions and information about the

questionnaire will be thoroughly explained. The questionnaires shall be answered with black pen.

The questionnaires will be collected one by one and will be stored in a long brown envelope. The

researcher will be available to answer queries in relation to the questionnaire and to the study as

a whole