Experiences and Factors Affecting Usage of an eHealth Tool for Self-Management Among People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management strategies are regarded as highly prioritized in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment guidelines. However, individual and structural barriers lead to a staggering amount of people with COPD that are not offered support for such strategies, and new approaches are urgently needed to circumvent these barriers. A promising way of delivering health services such as support for self-management strategies is the use of eHealth tools. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the usage of, and factors affecting the use of, eHealth tools over time in people with COPD.

Objective

This study aimed, among people with COPD, to explore and describe the experiences of an eHealth tool over time and factors that might affect usage.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Marklund S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122287 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature