Applying user-generated quality criteria to develop an Internet intervention for patients with heart disease.
Internet interventions can help people to self-manage chronic disease. However, they are only likely to be used if they meet patients' perceived needs. We have developed an Internet intervention in two stages to meet the needs of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). First, user-generated criteria were applied to an existing US-based intervention called 'CHESS Living with Heart Disease' which provides information, emotional and social support, self-assessment and monitoring tools, and behavioural change support. This identified the development work required. Then we conducted a user evaluation with a panel of five patients with CHD. Overall, users generally made positive comments about the information content. However they were critical of presentation, ease of navigation through the content, understanding what was offered in the different services and finding the information they were after. Applying user-generated quality criteria proved useful in developing an intervention to meet the needs of UK patients with CHD.
Kerr
Cicely
C
Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, UK. c.kerr@pcps.ucl.ac.uk
Murray
Elizabeth
E
Burns
Jo
J
Turner
Indra
I
Westwood
Mark A
MA
Macadam
Catherine
C
Nazareth
Irwin
I
Patterson
David
D
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000592:standards*