TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietary Application for the Management of Patients with Hemodialysis
T2 - A Formative Development Study
AU - El Khoury, Cosette Fakih
AU - Karavetian, Mirey
AU - Halfens, Ruud J. G.
AU - Crutzen, Rik
AU - El Chaar, Dayana
AU - Schols, Jos M. G. A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The app development was funded by Zayed University, United Arab Emirates. We acknowledge the staff and students from Zayed University who volunteered by contributing to the app development at many steps.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Korean Society of Medical Informatics. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Objectives: To describe the step-by-step person-centered, theory-based development of the KELA.AE app for Arabic speaking hemodialysis patients. Methods: A step-by-step person-driven theory-based approach was conducted to develop a self-monitoring and educational dietary app for hemodialysis patients. The development follows the Integration, Design, Assessment, and Sharing (IDEAS) framework Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 6 hemodialysis patients and 6 healthcare practitioners (dietitians and nephrologists) were performed to assess the need for an app, the willingness to use an app, and features desired in an app. Results: The KEI,A.AE app, which includes a self-monitoring feature, CKD-friendly recipes, and a theory-based, evidence-based educational feature was developed. Qualitative analysis of interviews revealed two predominant themes from patient interviews 'Experience with the diet', 'App evaluation, and one theme from interviews with healthcare practitioners 'App evaluation. Patients expressed frustration with current accessibility of dietary information along with the need for educational materials in the app. The review of the KELA.AE prototype was positive overall, and patients reported a willingness to use the app. Healthcare practitioners considered the app accurate, simple, and culturally sensitive but expressed concerns about app misuse and the replacement of healthcare practitioners. Conclusions: The KELA.AE app was found to be satisfactory and supportive of the participants' needs. Changes were made to the app as suggested during the interviews.
AB - Objectives: To describe the step-by-step person-centered, theory-based development of the KELA.AE app for Arabic speaking hemodialysis patients. Methods: A step-by-step person-driven theory-based approach was conducted to develop a self-monitoring and educational dietary app for hemodialysis patients. The development follows the Integration, Design, Assessment, and Sharing (IDEAS) framework Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 6 hemodialysis patients and 6 healthcare practitioners (dietitians and nephrologists) were performed to assess the need for an app, the willingness to use an app, and features desired in an app. Results: The KEI,A.AE app, which includes a self-monitoring feature, CKD-friendly recipes, and a theory-based, evidence-based educational feature was developed. Qualitative analysis of interviews revealed two predominant themes from patient interviews 'Experience with the diet', 'App evaluation, and one theme from interviews with healthcare practitioners 'App evaluation. Patients expressed frustration with current accessibility of dietary information along with the need for educational materials in the app. The review of the KELA.AE prototype was positive overall, and patients reported a willingness to use the app. Healthcare practitioners considered the app accurate, simple, and culturally sensitive but expressed concerns about app misuse and the replacement of healthcare practitioners. Conclusions: The KELA.AE app was found to be satisfactory and supportive of the participants' needs. Changes were made to the app as suggested during the interviews.
KW - Chronic Kidney Failure
KW - Mobile Applications
KW - Health Behavior
KW - Diet
KW - Telemedicine
KW - HEALTH LITERACY DEMAND
KW - CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE
KW - TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL
KW - MOBILE PHONE
KW - WEIGHT-LOSS
KW - INTERVENTIONS
KW - GUIDE
KW - APPS
KW - SMARTPHONE
KW - PREVALENCE
U2 - 10.4258/hir.2019.25.4.262
DO - 10.4258/hir.2019.25.4.262
M3 - Article
C2 - 31777669
SN - 2093-3681
VL - 25
SP - 262
EP - 273
JO - Healthcare Informatics Research
JF - Healthcare Informatics Research
IS - 4
ER -