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Time to change the paradigm? A mixed method study of the preferred and potential features of an asthma self-management app.
- Source :
- Health Informatics Journal; Jun2020, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p862-879, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- We explored the potential of asthma apps to support self-management and identified preferred features that enable users to live with asthma. We recruited patients from five UK practices and social media; observed their usage of our app, administered a questionnaire and interviewed a purposive sample of patients and professionals to explore preferred features. Thematic analysis of interview was synthesised with quantitative data. A total of 111 patients used our app for 3 months. We interviewed 15 patients and 16 professionals. Participants were interested in a broad range of self-management support strategies, including action plans, monitoring with feedback, allergy/weather warnings and tailor-made running coaching. Professionals wanted to integrate patients' logs with practice records, though were concerned about data overload and risk of patient dependency. We propose a paradigm shift - from apps developed to provide features that are easy to implement technologically, to an approach in which apps are designed to deliver theoretically grounded preferred components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ASTHMA treatment
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
INTERVIEWING
MATHEMATICAL models
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL personnel
PARADIGMS (Social sciences)
PRIMARY health care
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SELF-management (Psychology)
TELEMEDICINE
PILOT projects
THEORY
JUDGMENT sampling
SOCIAL support
SOFTWARE architecture
MOBILE apps
DATA analysis software
PATIENTS' attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14604582
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Informatics Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144618464
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458219853381