Harnessing mobile health technology to support long-term chronic illness management: exploring family caregiver support needs in the outpatient setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Family caregiving is an important public health issue, particularly with the aging population. In recent years, mobile health (mHealth) technology has emerged as a potential low-cost, scalable platform to address caregiver support needs, and thereby alleviate the burden on caregivers. This study sought to examine the support needs of family caregivers in their lived experiences of outpatient care to inform the development of a future mHealth intervention.

Materails and methods

We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews in 2 outpatient hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) clinics at a large academic medical center in the Midwestern United States. A thematic analysis was performed to define emerging themes.

Results

Qualitative data analysis identified 5 primary

SUBMITTER: Shin JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7969961 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature