Content and system development of a digital patient-provider communication tool to support shared decision making in chronic health care: InvolveMe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic conditions present major health problems, affecting an increasing number of individuals who experience a variety of symptoms that impact their health related quality of life. Digital tools can be of support in chronic conditions, potentially improving patient-provider communication, promoting shared decision making for treatment and care, and possibly even improving patient outcomes. This study aimed to develop a digital tool for patient-provider communication in chronic health care settings and describes the data collection and subsequent content and software development of the InvolveMe tool. InvolveMe will provide patients with the opportunity to report symptoms and preferences to their health care providers (HCP), and to use secure messaging to interact with

SUBMITTER: Seljelid B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057594 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature