在乌干达,设计研究将mHealth嵌入到社区主导的血压管理系统中:混合方法研究协议
Josephine Schwab1, Jonas Wachinger1, Richard Munana2
1Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
JMIR research protocols
|November 30, 2023
概括
这项研究试行了一项移动货币干预措施,以改善乌干达的高血压药物获取,旨在降低成本并提高对更好的心血管健康结果的坚持.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
- 卫生系统研究 卫生系统研究
背景情况:
- 无法控制的高血压是乌干达心血管疾病的主要危险因素,导致10%的死亡.
- 供应链问题限制了对必要的抗高血压药物的获取,导致治疗暂停或高额自付费用.
- 移动健康 (mHealth) 干预措施对慢性疾病管理有希望,但移动货币方法需要进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 设计和试点基于移动货币的干预措施,以提高抗高血压药物的可用性并降低客户成本.
- 评估干预措施的可接受性,可行性和采用性.
- 收集民族学见解,以告知干预设计和并发试验.
主要方法:
- 一个采用以人为中心的设计方法的混合方法研究.
- 与各种利益相关者进行广泛的定性研究,以了解对高血压管理和移动货币的看法.
- 一个mHealth-facilitated聚合融资干预原型的代设计和调整,随后进行一次随机对照试验.
主要成果:
- 自2022年11月以来一直在进行的定性数据收集,初步分析为平台和实施设计提供了信息.
- 研究量化阶段的招聘于2023年8月开始.
- 早期发现正在指导干预原型的代开发.
结论:
- 该研究旨在深入了解可持续策略,以改善在资源有限的环境中改善高血压管理的药物获取.
- 结果将有助于讨论创新的医疗保健提供模式.
- 移动货币干预有潜力解决慢性疾病护理中的关键缺口.
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