Patients' Experiences of Using a Consumer mHealth App for Self-Management of Heart Failure: Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To support the self-management of heart failure, a team of hospital clinicians, patients, and family caregivers have co-designed the consumer mobile health app, Care4myHeart.

Objective

This research aimed to determine patient experiences of using the app to self-manage heart failure.

Methods

Patients with heart failure used the app for 14 days on their own smart device in a home setting, following which a mixed-methods evaluation was performed. Eight patients were recruited, of whom six completed the Mobile Application Rating Scale and attended an interview.

Results

The overall app quality score was "acceptable" with 3.53 of 5 points, with the aesthetics (3.83/5) and information (3.78/5) subscales scoring the highest. The lowest mean score was in the

SUBMITTER: Woods LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521216 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature