Multilayer framework for digital multicomponent platform design for colorectal survivors and carers: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The advent of eHealth services offers the potential to support colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and their informal caregivers (ICs), yet research into user needs and design requirements remains scant. This exploratory qualitative study addresses this knowledge gap by focusing on the development of a Digital Multicomponent Platform (DMP) designed to provide comprehensive support to these populations.

Aims

The objective of this research is to use qualitative methodologies to identify key user needs and design requirements for eHealth services. It seeks to propose and apply a multi-tiered framework for creating a DMP that encapsulates the needs of CRC survivors and their ICs.

Methods

Skype-based focus groups (FGs) were utilized to gather qualitative data from

SUBMITTER: Melhem SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728820 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature