Acceptability of "DIDE", a mobile application designed at facilitating care adherence of patients with substance use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attrition continues to be a major hurdle for addiction treatment. Through the prism of the attachment theory, this phenomenon can be understood as a manifestation of the patient's insecure attachment style, needing a highly-responsive care delivery. We developed an electronic health mobile application, co-designed with patients, aimed at helping healthcare teams respond to their patients' needs, and fostering adherence to care. This acceptability study evaluated patients everyday use of the application for eight weeks, assessing their satisfaction with the system, and its integration within professionals' current practice in our center.

Methods

This single-center, prospective study was conducted between January 2022 and December 2022. 24 adult patients with any ty

SUBMITTER: Stocker A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11476181 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature