Patient Perspectives on the Development of a Novel Mobile Health (mHealth) Application for Dietary Supplement Tracking and Reconciliation-A Qualitative Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 170 million adults use dietary supplements (DS) in the United States, which can have both benefit and harm to patient health. DS use is often poorly documented in the medical record and can pose health risks if not properly communicated with providers. Reasons for poor DS documentation include low disclosure rates, time constraints of clinical encounters, and providers' failure to inquire about DS use. This study was conducted to assess patients' views on the facilitators and barriers to using a mobile health (mHealth) application (app) to collect and share DS information with their healthcare providers.

Methods

Utilizing a theory-based conceptual model, we conducted 7 patient focus groups (FGs) to assess opinions on DS safety, provider communication, co

SUBMITTER: Post E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862130 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature