A Moderated e-Forum for Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-care behaviors are commonly prescribed to manage both cardiovascular disease and hypertension to reduce modifiable risk factors and improve quality of life. Nevertheless, long-term adherence to self-care recommendations for cardiac patients has been problematic. In cardiac patients, moderated online forums have been found to be particularly useful in supporting maintenance of heart-healthy diet and fewer hospital visits. As such, we developed the e-Forum, a Web-based moderated forum designed to promote continued user engagement and long-term self-care adherence.

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the usability of the user interface for the newly designed e-Forum. In addition to overall user satisfaction, we obtained feedback from our target u

SUBMITTER: Tanaka R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984275 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature