Patient empowerment through a user-centered design of an electronic personal health record: a qualitative study of user requirements in chronic kidney disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To improve chronic disease outcomes, self-management is an effective strategy. An electronic personal health record (ePHR) is a promising tool with the potential to support chronic patient's education, counseling, and self-management. Fitting ePHRs within the daily practices of chronic care providers and chronic patients requires user-centered design approaches. We aimed to understand users' needs and requirements in chronic kidney disease (CKD) care to consider in the design of an ePHR to facilitate its implementation, adoption, and use.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted in a major Iranian nephrology center including inpatient and outpatient settings in 2019. We conducted 28 semi-structured interviews with CKD patients, nurses, and adult nephrologists. To

SUBMITTER: Toni E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611831 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature