A Comprehensive Digital Self-care Support System for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Development, Feasibility, and Usability Testing of myHESTIA. J Appl Gerontol 2023 Feb;42(2):170-184
Date
10/14/2022Pubmed ID
36226748DOI
10.1177/07334648221129859Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85140961390 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
The objective of this mixed methods study is to evaluate the need for a comprehensive digital self-care support system (CDSSS) for older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and to examine whether such a system can be developed to enable daily capture of self-care data. The 3-phase study involved Phase-1: user needs assessment and prototype development; Phase-2: preliminary user evaluation of the prototype; and Phase-3: 4-week small group usability and feasibility testing of the tracking component of the prototype. Results of Phase-1 show the need for a CDSSS. Phase-2 results demonstrate interest among older adults in using such a CDSSS and Phase-3 findings show that older adults found the tracking component of the system easy to use for capturing daily inputs. Overall, the findings show that it is feasible to design a CDSSS for older adults with MCC in a way that is usable and functional for them.
Author List
Nambisan P, Stange KC, Lyytinen K, Kahana E, Duthie E, Potnek MAuthor
Edmund H. Duthie MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedFeasibility Studies
Humans
Multiple Chronic Conditions
Self Care
User-Computer Interface
