A Smartphone App Designed to Empower Patients to Contribute Toward Safer Surgical Care: Qualitative Evaluation of Diverse Public and Patient Perceptions Using Focus Groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MySurgery is a smartphone app designed to empower patients and their caregivers to contribute toward safer surgical care by following practical advice to help reduce susceptibility to errors and complications.

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate service users' perceptions of MySurgery, including its perceived acceptability, the potential barriers and facilitators to accessing and using its content, and ideas about how to facilitate its effective implementation. The secondary aim is to analyze how the intended use of the app might differ for diverse patients, including seldom-heard groups.

Methods

We implemented a diversity approach to recruit participants from a range of backgrounds with previous experience of surgery. We aimed to achieve represe

SUBMITTER: Russ S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8063097 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature