My Health Coach: Community members' perspectives on a mobile health tool for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) affect the health and development of people across the lifespan. Adults with FASD experience significant barriers to care. Accessible and scalable solutions are needed. In partnership with members of the International Adult Leadership Collaborative of FASD Changemakers, an international group of adults with FASD, we developed a mobile health (mHealth) application based on self-determination theory (SDT), called "My Health Coach," to promote self-management and health advocacy.

Methods

This project follows an established user-centered design approach to app development and evaluation, allowing for feedback loops promoting iterative change. Research staff and ALC members co-led online focus groups (n = 26) and an online

SUBMITTER: Speybroeck EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11179453 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature