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. 2023 Aug 1;11(15):2180.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare11152180.

Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care-A Qualitative Study

Jannik Schaaf  1 , Timm Weber  2 , Michael von Wagner  2 , Christoph Stephan  3 , Jonathan Carney  3 , Susanne Maria Köhler  4 , Alexander Voigt  1 , Richard Noll  1 , Holger Storf  1 , Angelina Müller  4
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Interviews with HIV Experts for Development of a Mobile Health Application in HIV Care-A Qualitative Study

Jannik Schaaf et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

The Communication and Tracing App HIV (COMTRAC-HIV) project aims to develop a mobile health application for integrated care of HIV patients due to the low availability of those apps in Germany. This study addressed organizational conditions and necessary app functionalities, especially for the care of late diagnosed individuals (late presenters) and those using pre-exposure prophylaxis. We followed a human-centered design approach and interviewed HIV experts in Germany to describe the context of use of the app. The interviews were paraphrased and analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. To define the context of use, user group profiles were defined and tasks derived, which will represent the functionalities of the app. A total of eight experts were included in the study. The results show that the app should include a symptom diary for entering symptoms, side effects, and their intensity. It offers chat/video call functionality for communication with an HIV expert, appointment organization, and sharing findings. The app should also provide medication overview and reminders for medications and appointments. This qualitative study is a first step towards the development of an app for HIV individuals in Germany. Further research includes involving patients in the initial app design and test design usability.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV infections; digital health; mHealth; telemedicine.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Human-centered design according to the “ISO 9241-210:2019 Ergonomics of human-system interaction–Part 210: Human centered design for interactive systems” [33,34].
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Steps performed in this study according to Geis and Polekehn [33].
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Overview of tasks for the COMTRAC-HIV app.
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