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Alternative Title:
J Biomed Inform
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2016.02.002
Personal Author:
Schnall, Rebecca ; Rojas, Marlene ; Bakken, Suzanne ; Brown, William ; Carballo-Dieguez, Alex ; ... More +
Schnall, Rebecca ; Rojas, Marlene ; Bakken, Suzanne ; Brown, William ; Carballo-Dieguez, Alex ; Carry, Monique ; Gelaude, Deborah ; Mosley, Jocelyn Patterson ; Travers, Jasmine Less -
Description:
Background

Mobile technologies are a useful platform for the delivery of health behavior interventions. Yet little work has been done to create a rigorous and standardized process for the design of mobile health (mHealth) apps. This project sought to explore the use of the Information Systems Research (ISR) framework as guide for the design of mHealth apps.

Methods

Our work was guided by the ISR framework which is comprised of 3 cycles: Relevance, Rigor and Design. In the Relevance cycle, we conducted 5 focus groups with 33 targeted end-users. In the Rigor cycle, we performed a review to identify technology-based interventions for meeting the health prevention needs of our target population. In the ISR Design Cycle, we employed usability evaluation methods to iteratively develop and refine mock-ups for a mHealth app.

Results

Through an iterative process, we identified barriers and facilitators to the use of mHealth technology for HIV prevention for high-risk MSM, developed ‘use cases’ and identified relevant functional content and features for inclusion in a design document to guide future app development. Findings from our work support the use of the ISR framework as a guide for designing future mHealth apps.

Discussion

Results from this work provide detailed descriptions of the user-centered design and system development and have heuristic value for those venturing into the area of technology-based intervention work. Findings from this study support the use of the ISR framework as a guide for future mobile health (mHealth) app development.

Conclusion

Use of the ISR framework is a potentially useful approach for the design of a mobile app that incorporates end-users’ design preferences.


Subject:
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Adult
Algorithms
Article
Cell Phone
Communicable Disease Control
Focus Groups
HIV Infections
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Information Systems
Male
Medical Informatics
Mobile Applications
Software Design
Telemedicine
User-Computer Interface
Young Adult

Source:
J Biomed Inform. 60:243-251
Pubmed ID:
26903153
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4837063
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
P30 MH062246/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; T15 LM007079/LM/NLM NIH HHS/United States ; 1U01PS00371501/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; P30 MH043520/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; U01 PS003715/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States
P30 MH062246/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; T15 LM007079/LM/NLM NIH HHS/United States ; 1U01PS00371501/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; P30 MH043520/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; U01 PS003715/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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