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Needs and requirements in the designing of mobile interventions for patients with peripheral arterial disease

  • Background: The development of mobile interventions for noncommunicable diseases has increased in recent years. However, there is a dearth of apps for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), who frequently have an impaired ability to walk. Objective: Using a patient-centered approach for the development of mobile interventions, we aim to describe the needs and requirements of patients with PAD regarding the overall care situation and the use of mobile interventions to perform supervised exercise therapy (SET). Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted in addition to a clinical examination at the vascular outpatient clinic of the West-German Heart and Vascular Center of the University Clinic Essen in Germany. Patients with diagnosed PAD were asked to answer questions on sociodemographic characteristics, PAD-related need for support, satisfaction with their health care situation, smartphone and app use, and requirements for the design of mobile interventions to support SET. Results: Overall, a need for better support of patients with diagnosed PAD was identified. In total, 59.2% (n=180) expressed their desire for more support for their disease. Patients (n=304) had a mean age of 67 years and half of them (n=157, 51.6%) were smartphone users. We noted an interest in smartphone-supported SET, even for people who did not currently use a smartphone. “Information,” “feedback,” “choosing goals,” and “interaction with physicians and therapists” were rated the most relevant components of a potential app. Conclusions: A need for the support of patients with PAD was determined. This was particularly evident with regard to disease literacy and the performance of SET. Based on a detailed description of patient characteristics, proposals for the design of mobile interventions adapted to the needs and requirements of patients can be derived.

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Author:Julia Lortz, Jan Simanovski, Tabea Kuether, Ilonka Kreitschmann-Andermahr, Greta Ullrich, Martin Steinmetz, Christos Rammos, Rolf Alexander Janosi, Susanne Moebus, Tienush Rassaf, Katrin PaldánORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2196/15669
ISSN:2561-326X
Parent Title (English):JMIR Formative Research
Subtitle (English):Questionnaire study
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of publication:2020
Release Date:2021/10/05
Tag:Digital intervention; Peripheral arterial disease; Smartphone usage; Supervised exercise therapy; mHealth
Volume:4. Jg.
Issue:H. 8
Article Number:e15669
Number of pages:14
Organisationseinheit:Forschung / Forschungszentrum Human Centred Technologies
DDC classes:600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften
Open Access?:ja
Peer review:wiss. Beitrag, peer-reviewed
Publicationlist:Paldán, Katrin
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - International - Attribution- Namensnennung 4.0