Right Information, Right Care, Right Patient, Right Time: Community Preferences to Inform a Self-Management Support Tool for Upper Respiratory Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

 During and since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, communities have needed to cope with several conditions that cause similar upper respiratory symptoms but are managed differently. We describe community reactions to a self-management toolkit for patients with upper respiratory symptoms to inform mobile e-health app development. The toolkit is based on the "4R" (Right Information, Right Care, Right Patient, Right Time) care planning and management model.

Methods

 The 4R Cold, Flu, and COVID-19 Information Tool (4R-Toolkit) along with a brief evaluation survey were distributed in three ways: through a Bronx NY Allergy/Asthma clinic, through the Bronx Borough President's Office listserv, and through peer recruitment. The survey assessed respondents'

SUBMITTER: Gutnick D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839252 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature