Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD
Background. Behavioural change and self-management in patients with chronic illness may help to control symptoms, avoid rehospitalization, enhance quality of life, and decrease mortality and morbidity. Objective. Guided by action research principles and using mixed methods, the aim of this project w...
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| author | Catherine McCabe John Dinsmore Anne Marie Brady Gabrielle Mckee Sharon O'Donnell David Prendergast |
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| description | Background. Behavioural change and self-management in patients with chronic illness may help to control symptoms, avoid rehospitalization, enhance quality of life, and decrease mortality and morbidity. Objective. Guided by action research principles and using mixed methods, the aim of this project was to develop peer based educational, motivational, and health-promoting peer based videos, using behavioural change principles, to support self-management in patients with COPD. Methods. Individuals (n=32) living with COPD at home and involved in two community based COPD support groups were invited to participate in this project. Focus group/individual interviews and a demographic questionnaire were used to collect data. Results. Analysis revealed 6 categories relevant to behavioural change which included self-management, support, symptoms, knowledge, rehabilitation, and technology. Participants commented that content needed to be specific, and videos needed to be shorter, to be tailored to severity of condition, to demonstrate “normal” activities, to be positive, and to ensure that content is culturally relevant. Conclusions. This study demonstrated that detailed analysis of patient perspectives and needs for self-management is essential and should underpin the development of any framework, materials, and technology. The action research design principles provided an effective framework for eliciting the data and applying it to technology and testing its relevance to the user. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6faab5ec41d44b71bbf7147ee657c4012025-02-03T01:25:35ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232014-01-01201410.1155/2014/380919380919Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPDCatherine McCabe0John Dinsmore1Anne Marie Brady2Gabrielle Mckee3Sharon O'Donnell4David Prendergast5School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2, IrelandSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2, IrelandSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2, IrelandSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2, IrelandSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2, IrelandIntel Ireland Ltd., Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, IrelandBackground. Behavioural change and self-management in patients with chronic illness may help to control symptoms, avoid rehospitalization, enhance quality of life, and decrease mortality and morbidity. Objective. Guided by action research principles and using mixed methods, the aim of this project was to develop peer based educational, motivational, and health-promoting peer based videos, using behavioural change principles, to support self-management in patients with COPD. Methods. Individuals (n=32) living with COPD at home and involved in two community based COPD support groups were invited to participate in this project. Focus group/individual interviews and a demographic questionnaire were used to collect data. Results. Analysis revealed 6 categories relevant to behavioural change which included self-management, support, symptoms, knowledge, rehabilitation, and technology. Participants commented that content needed to be specific, and videos needed to be shorter, to be tailored to severity of condition, to demonstrate “normal” activities, to be positive, and to ensure that content is culturally relevant. Conclusions. This study demonstrated that detailed analysis of patient perspectives and needs for self-management is essential and should underpin the development of any framework, materials, and technology. The action research design principles provided an effective framework for eliciting the data and applying it to technology and testing its relevance to the user.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/380919 |
| spellingShingle | Catherine McCabe John Dinsmore Anne Marie Brady Gabrielle Mckee Sharon O'Donnell David Prendergast Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD |
| title_full | Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD |
| title_fullStr | Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD |
| title_short | Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD |
| title_sort | using action research and peer perspectives to develop technology that facilitates behavioral change and self management in copd |
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