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Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Nursing, Human-centered, interactive health technology, self-management, solid organ transplantation, willingness to use, FOCUS THEME AGE, LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, KIDNEY-TRANSPLANT, SELF-MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY, RECIPIENTS, BEHAVIOR, INTERVENTIONS, ADHERENCE, Access to Information, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Belgium, Biomedical Technology, Chronic Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Internet, Male, Middle Aged, Organ Transplantation, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Smartphone, Surveys and Questionnaires, Telemedicine, Young Adult, PICASSO-Tx Consortium, 1110 Nursing, 4204 Midwifery, 4205 Nursing

Abstract:

The use of interactive health technology (IHT) is a promising pathway to tackle self-management problems experienced by many chronically ill patients, including solid organ transplant (Tx) patients. Yet, to ensure that the IHT is accepted and used, a human-centered design process is needed, actively involving end users in all steps of the development process. A first critical, predevelopment step involves understanding end users' characteristics. This study therefore aims to (a) select an IHT platform to deliver a self-management support intervention most closely related to Tx patients' current use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), (b) understand Tx patients' overall willingness to use IHT for self-management support, and investigate associations with relevant technology acceptance variables, and (c) explore Tx patients' views on potential IHT features.