Design and Development of an eHealth Service for Collaborative Self-Management among Older Adults with Chronic Diseases: A Theory-Driven User-Centered Approach

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mirjam Ekstedt¹  Oscar Frykholm¹  Carolina Wannheden¹  Åsa Kneck²  Marie Kirsebom³  Gunilla Lindqvist³  Maria Flink⁴ 

[1] Department Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Health Care Sciences, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stigbergsgatan 30, Box 111 89, 100 61 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, 351 95 Växjö, Sweden;Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Stockholm, Sweden;

关键词: eHealth;    mHealth;    chronic disease;    patient activation;    person-centered care;    self-management;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph19010391

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The increasing prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity poses great challenges to healthcare systems. As patients’ engagement in self-managing their chronic conditions becomes increasingly important, eHealth interventions are a promising resource for the provision of adequate and timely support. However, there is inconclusive evidence about how to design eHealth services to meet the complex needs of patients. This study applied an evidence-based and theory-informed user-centered design approach in three phases to identify the needs of older adults and healthcare professionals in the collaborative management of multimorbidity (phase 1), develop an eHealth service to address these needs (phase 2), and test the feasibility and acceptance of the eHealth service in a clinical setting (phase 3). Twenty-two user needs were identified and a web-based application—ePATH (electronic Patient Activation in Treatment at Home)—with separate user interfaces for patients and healthcare professionals was developed. The feasibility study with two nurses and five patients led to a redesign and highlighted the importance of adequately addressing not only varying user needs but also the complex nature of healthcare organizations when implementing new services and processes in chronic care management.

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