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. 2021 Oct 22;5(2):e33252.
doi: 10.2196/33252.

Values of Importance to Patients With Cardiovascular Disease as a Foundation for eHealth Design and Evaluation: Mixed Methods Study

Britt E Bente  1 , Jobke Wentzel  1   2 , Rik Gh Groeneveld  1 , Renée Vh IJzerman  3   4 , David R de Buisonjé  3 , Linda D Breeman  3 , Veronica R Janssen  3   5 , Roderik Kraaijenhagen  6   7 , Marcel E Pieterse  1 , Andrea Wm Evers #  7   8 , Julia Ewc van Gemert-Pijnen #  1
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Values of Importance to Patients With Cardiovascular Disease as a Foundation for eHealth Design and Evaluation: Mixed Methods Study

Britt E Bente et al. JMIR Cardio. .

Abstract

Background: eHealth interventions are developed to support and facilitate patients with lifestyle changes and self-care tasks after being diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease (CVD). Creating long-lasting effects on lifestyle change and health outcomes with eHealth interventions is challenging and requires good understanding of patient values.

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify values of importance to patients with CVD to aid in designing a technological lifestyle platform.

Methods: A mixed method design was applied, combining data from usability testing with an additional online survey study, to validate the outcomes of the usability tests.

Results: A total of 11 relevant patient values were identified, including the need for security, support, not wanting to feel anxious, tailoring of treatment, and personalized, accessible care. The validation survey shows that all values but one (value 9: To have extrinsic motivation to accomplish goals or activities [related to health/lifestyle]) were regarded as important/very important. A rating of very unimportant or unimportant was given by less than 2% of the respondents (value 1: 4/641, 0.6%; value 2: 10/641, 1.6%; value 3: 9/641, 1.4%; value 4: 5/641, 0.8%; value 5: 10/641, 1.6%; value 6: 4/641, 0.6%; value 7: 10/639, 1.6%; value 8: 4/639, 0.6%; value 10: 3/636, 0.5%; value 11: 4/636, 0.6%) to all values except but one (value 9: 56/636, 8.8%).

Conclusions: There is a high consensus among patients regarding the identified values reflecting goals and themes central to their lives, while living with or managing their CVD. The identified values can serve as a foundation for future research to translate and integrate these values into the design of the eHealth technology. This may call for prioritization of values, as not all values can be met equally.

Keywords: app; behavior; cardiovascular; cardiovascular disease; design; eHealth; evaluation; health behavior; intervention; lifestyle; mobile app; patient values; platform; support; user-centered design.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: RK is the founder and a shareholder of NIPED, CardioVitaal, and Vital10.

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Distribution of perceived importance per value.
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