Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study
The Communication and Tracing App HIV (COMTRAC-HIV) project aims to develop a mobile health application for integrated care of HIV patients due to the low availability of those apps in Germany. This study addressed organizational conditions and necessary app functionalities, especially for the care...
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| author | Jannik Schaaf Timm Weber Michael von Wagner Christoph Stephan Jonathan Carney Susanne Maria Köhler Alexander Voigt Richard Noll Holger Storf Angelina Müller |
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| description | The Communication and Tracing App HIV (COMTRAC-HIV) project aims to develop a mobile health application for integrated care of HIV patients due to the low availability of those apps in Germany. This study addressed organizational conditions and necessary app functionalities, especially for the care of late diagnosed individuals (late presenters) and those using pre-exposure prophylaxis. We followed a human-centered design approach and interviewed HIV experts in Germany to describe the context of use of the app. The interviews were paraphrased and analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. To define the context of use, user group profiles were defined and tasks derived, which will represent the functionalities of the app. A total of eight experts were included in the study. The results show that the app should include a symptom diary for entering symptoms, side effects, and their intensity. It offers chat/video call functionality for communication with an HIV expert, appointment organization, and sharing findings. The app should also provide medication overview and reminders for medications and appointments. This qualitative study is a first step towards the development of an app for HIV individuals in Germany. Further research includes involving patients in the initial app design and test design usability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bc1c9c5f99e43f6bc11f1b6a4868cce2023-11-18T22:56:43ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-08-011115218010.3390/healthcare11152180Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative StudyJannik Schaaf0Timm Weber1Michael von Wagner2Christoph Stephan3Jonathan Carney4Susanne Maria Köhler5Alexander Voigt6Richard Noll7Holger Storf8Angelina Müller9Institute of Medical Informatics, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, 60590 Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Medical Information Systems and Digitalization, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Medical Information Systems and Digitalization, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanyInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanyInstitute of Medical Informatics, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, 60590 Frankfurt, GermanyInstitute of Medical Informatics, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, 60590 Frankfurt, GermanyInstitute of Medical Informatics, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, 60590 Frankfurt, GermanyInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanyThe Communication and Tracing App HIV (COMTRAC-HIV) project aims to develop a mobile health application for integrated care of HIV patients due to the low availability of those apps in Germany. This study addressed organizational conditions and necessary app functionalities, especially for the care of late diagnosed individuals (late presenters) and those using pre-exposure prophylaxis. We followed a human-centered design approach and interviewed HIV experts in Germany to describe the context of use of the app. The interviews were paraphrased and analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. To define the context of use, user group profiles were defined and tasks derived, which will represent the functionalities of the app. A total of eight experts were included in the study. The results show that the app should include a symptom diary for entering symptoms, side effects, and their intensity. It offers chat/video call functionality for communication with an HIV expert, appointment organization, and sharing findings. The app should also provide medication overview and reminders for medications and appointments. This qualitative study is a first step towards the development of an app for HIV individuals in Germany. Further research includes involving patients in the initial app design and test design usability.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/15/2180HIV infectionsAIDSmHealthtelemedicinedigital health |
| spellingShingle | Jannik Schaaf Timm Weber Michael von Wagner Christoph Stephan Jonathan Carney Susanne Maria Köhler Alexander Voigt Richard Noll Holger Storf Angelina Müller Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study Healthcare HIV infections AIDS mHealth telemedicine digital health |
| title | Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care—A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | interviews with hiv experts for development of a mobile health application in hiv care a qualitative study |
| topic | HIV infections AIDS mHealth telemedicine digital health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/15/2180 |
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