Design and Development of a Digital Counseling Program for Chronic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management has shown to improve the quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Readily accessible self-management tools are essential in promoting adherence to self-care behaviors. In recognizing that digital health facilitates efficient access to self-management programs, we developed a digital counseling program, ODYSSEE Kidney Health, to promote self-care behaviors while supporting health-related quality of life.

Objective

To present the design and development of ODYSSEE Kidney Health for digital counseling for patients with CKD.

Design

The study involved an iterative design process based on user-centered design principles to develop the digital counseling program, ODYSSEE Kidney Health.

Setting

A sample of 10 to 15 partic

SUBMITTER: Ong SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210079 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature