Designing an App for Immunosuppression Adherence and Communication: A Qualitative Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunosuppression nonadherence may be the most important factor limiting long-term allograft survival.

Objective

Following user-centered design, we explored the essential priorities and preferences of kidney transplant recipients and healthcare providers (HCP) to inform development of a smartphone app to improve immunosuppression adherence and communication.

Design

A qualitative descriptive research design was used.

Setting

The University of Alberta Hospital adult kidney transplant program in Edmonton, Canada.

Participants

Participants were recruited by convenience sampling and included 32 kidney transplant recipients and 11 HCPs.

Methods

Seven focus groups (5 with recipients and 2 with HCPs) were conducted to inform app development. Se

SUBMITTER: Schick-Makaroff K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8808030 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature