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Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Healthcare Informatics Research
Publication Date
10-1-2019
Abstract
© 2019, Korean Society of Medical Informatics. All rights reserved. Objectives: To describe the step-by-step person-centered, theory-based development of the KELA.AE app for Arabic speaking hemodialysis patients. Methods: A step-by-step person-driven theory-based approach was conducted to develop a self-monitoring and educational dietary app for hemodialysis patients. The development follows the Integration, Design, Assessment, and Sharing (IDEAS) framework. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 6 hemodialysis patients and 6 healthcare practitioners (dietitians and nephrologists) were performed to assess the need for an app, the willingness to use an app, and features desired in an app. Results: The KELA.AE app, which includes a self-monitoring feature, CKD-friendly recipes, and a theory-based, evidence-based educational feature was developed. Qualitative analysis of interviews revealed two predominant themes from patient interviews ‘Experience with the diet’, ‘App evaluation’, and one theme from interviews with healthcare practitioners ‘App evaluation’. Patients expressed frustration with current accessibility of dietary information along with the need for educational materials in the app. The review of the KELA.AE prototype was positive overall, and patients reported a willingness to use the app. Healthcare practitioners considered the app accurate, simple, and culturally sensitive but expressed concerns about app misuse and the replacement of healthcare practitioners. Conclusions: The KELA.AE app was found to be satisfactory and supportive of the participants’ needs. Changes were made to the app as suggested during the interviews.
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ISSN
Publisher
Korean Society of Medical Informatics
Volume
25
Issue
4
First Page
262
Last Page
273
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
Chronic Kidney Failure, Diet, Health Behavior, Mobile Applications, Telemedicine
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Khoury, Cosette Fakih El; Karavetian, Mirey; Halfens, Ruud J.G.; Crutzen, Rik; Chaar, Dayana El; and Schols, Jos M.G.A., "Dietary application for the management of patients with hemodialysis: A formative development study" (2019). All Works. 1260.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/1260
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Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series