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ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2020

Developing a Heart Transplantation Self-Management Support Mobile Health App in Taiwan: Qualitative Study.

Yi-Wen Chen, Jeng Wei, Hwei-Ling Chen, Ching-Hui Cheng, I-Ching Hou

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Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  4. Nurse-Led Self-Management Support After Organ Transplantation - A Multicenter, Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024
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  5. The Recent Advances of Mobile Healthcare in Cardiology Practice.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yi-Wen Chen *Heart Center, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9035-1581
Jeng Wei *Heart Center, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0270-6931
Hwei-Ling ChenHeart Center, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1038-694X
Ching-Hui ChengHeart Center, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9723-365X
I-Ching HouSchool of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0520-8946

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart transplantation (HTx) is the most effective treatment for end-stage heart failure patients. After transplantation, patients face physiological, psychological, social, and other health care problems. Mobile health (mHealth) apps can change the delivery of conventional health care to ubiquitous care and improve health care quality. However, a dearth of mHealth apps exists for patients with HTx worldwide, including in Taiwan.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the information needed and to develop a preliminary framework for an mHealth app for post-HTx patients.

methodsA qualitative approach with individual in-depth interviews was conducted at a heart center in the regional hospital of northern Taiwan from June to November 2017. Patients that had undergone HTx and their health professionals were recruited for purposeful sampling. A semistructured interview guideline was used for individual interviews and transcribed. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis.

resultsA total of 21 subjects, including 17 patients and 4 health professionals, were recruited for the study. The following five major themes were identified: reminding, querying, experience sharing, diet, and expert consulting. Minor themes included a desire to use the app with artificial intelligence and integration with professional management.

conclusionsAn intelligent mHealth app that addresses the five main themes and integrates the processes of using a mobile app could facilitate HTx self-management for Taiwanese patients.

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Heart TransplantationMobile ApplicationsSelf-ManagementTelemedicineAdultArtificial IntelligenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTaiwanheart transplantationmobile health appself-management

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PMCPMC7468636

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