Mobile Access to Medical Records in Heart Transplantation Aftercare: Mixed-Methods Study Assessing Usability, Feasibility and Effects of a Mobile Application.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient access to medical records can improve quality of care. The phellow application (app) was developed to provide patients access to selected content of their medical record. It was tested at a heart transplantation (HTx) outpatient clinic. The aims of this study were (1) to assess usability of phellow, (2) to determine feasibility of implementation in routine care, and (3) to study the effects app use had on patients' self-management.

Methods

Usability was measured quantitatively through the System Usability Scale (SUS). Furthermore, usability, feasibility, and effects on self-management were qualitatively assessed through interviews with users, non-users, and health care providers.

Results

The SUS rating (n = 31) was 79.9, indicating good usabi

SUBMITTER: Muller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9410472 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature