Patient Perspectives on the Development of a Novel Mobile Health (mHealth) Application for Dietary Supplement Tracking and Reconciliation—A Qualitative Focus Group Study

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  • Post, Elana
    • Affiliation: Eshelman School of Pharmacy
  • Faurot, Keturah
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Kadro, Zachary O.
  • Hill, Jacob
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Nguyen, Catharine
    • Affiliation: Eshelman School of Pharmacy
  • Asher, Gary N.
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
  • Gaylord, Susan
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Corbett, Amanda
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  • BackgroundMore than 170 million adults use dietary supplements (DS) in the United States, which can have both benefit and harm to patient health. DS use is often poorly documented in the medical record and can pose health risks if not properly communicated with providers. Reasons for poor DS documentation include low disclosure rates, time constraints of clinical encounters, and providers’ failure to inquire about DS use. This study was conducted to assess patients’ views on the facilitators and barriers to using a mobile health (mHealth) application (app) to collect and share DS information with their healthcare providers.MethodsUtilizing a theory-based conceptual model, we conducted 7 patient focus groups (FGs) to assess opinions on DS safety, provider communication, comfort with technology use, and our proposed mHealth app. Participants were recruited from the general public and through patient advisory groups. Patient views will inform the creation of an mHealth app to improve DS patient-provider communication and tracking and reconciliation in the electronic medical record (EMR).ResultsOverall, participants believe their DS information is inaccurately represented in the EMR, leading to safety concerns and negatively impacting overall quality of care. Participants desired an app designed with (1) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance; (2) ease of use for a variety of technical efficacy levels; (3) access to reliable DS information, including a DS-drug interaction checker; and (4) integration with the EMR.ConclusionAn app to simplify and improve DS entry and reconciliation was of interest to patients, as long as it maintained health autonomy and privacy and possessed key valuable features.
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  • Global Advances in Health and Medicine
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  • 11
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  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
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  • 2164-9561
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  • 2022
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  • SAGE Publications

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