Schaaf Jannik, Weber Timm, von Wagner Michael, Stephan Christoph, Carney Jonathan, Köhler Susanne Maria, Voigt Alexander, Noll Richard, Storf Holger, Müller Angelina
Institute of Medical Informatics, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Department of Medical Information Systems and Digitalization, University Hospital Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Aug 1;11(15):2180. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11152180.
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.
“艾滋病传播与追踪应用程序（COMTRAC-HIV）”项目旨在开发一款移动健康应用程序，用于为艾滋病患者提供综合护理，原因是这类应用程序在德国的可用性较低。本研究探讨了组织条件和必要的应用程序功能，特别是针对晚期诊断患者（即晚期就诊者）以及使用暴露前预防药物者的护理。我们采用了以人为本的设计方法，并对德国的艾滋病专家进行了访谈，以描述该应用程序的使用背景。访谈内容经意译后采用定性内容分析法进行分析。为了确定使用背景，定义了用户群体概况并推导了任务，这些任务将代表应用程序的功能。该研究共纳入了八位专家。结果表明，该应用程序应包括一个症状日记，用于记录症状、副作用及其严重程度。它提供与艾滋病专家沟通、预约安排以及分享检查结果的聊天/视频通话功能。该应用程序还应提供用药概述以及用药和预约提醒。这项定性研究是在德国开发一款面向艾滋病患者的应用程序的第一步。进一步的研究包括让患者参与应用程序的初始设计以及测试设计的可用性。
