Exploring Saudi Individuals' Perspectives and Needs to Design a Hypertension Management Mobile Technology Solution: Qualitative Study.

Alzahrani, A; Gay, V; Alturki, R

Exploring Saudi Individuals' Perspectives and Needs to Design a Hypertension Management Mobile Technology Solution: Qualitative Study.

Alzahrani, A Gay, V

Alturki, R

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Publisher:: MDPI
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022, 19, (19), pp. 12956
Issue Date:: 2022-10-10

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Alzahrani, A
dc.contributor.author	Gay, V https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-1995
dc.contributor.author	Alturki, R
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-12T03:32:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-06
dc.date.available	2023-03-12T03:32:32Z
dc.date.issued	2022-10-10
dc.identifier.citation	Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022, 19, (19), pp. 12956
dc.identifier.issn	1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/167054
dc.description.abstract	Hypertension is a chronic condition caused by a poor lifestyle that affects patients' lives. Adherence to self-management programs increases hypertension self-monitoring, and allows greater prevention and disease management. Patient compliance with hypertension self-management is low in general; therefore, mobile health applications (mHealth-Apps) are becoming a daily necessity and provide opportunities to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including hypertension. This research aims to explore Saudi individuals' perspectives and needs regarding designing a hypertension management mobile app to be used by hypertension patients to better manage their illnesses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 Saudi participants to explore their perspectives and views about the needs and requirements in designing a hypertension mobile technology solution, as well as usability and culture in the Saudi context. The study used NVivo to analyze data and divided the themes into four main themes: the app's perceived health benefits, features and usability, suggestions for the app's content, and security and privacy. The results showed that there are many suggestions for improvements in mobile health apps that developers should take into consideration when designing apps. The mobile health apps should include physical activity tracking, related diet information, and reminders, which are promising, and could increase adherence to healthy lifestyles and consequently improve the self-management of hypertension patients. Mobile health apps provide opportunities to improve hypertension patients' self-management and self-monitoring. However, this study asserts that mobile health apps should not share users' data, and that adequate privacy disclosures should be implemented.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Int J Environ Res Public Health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/ijerph191912956
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Toxicology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Hypertension
dc.subject.mesh	Mobile Applications
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Saudi Arabia
dc.subject.mesh	Technology
dc.subject.mesh	Telemedicine
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Hypertension
dc.subject.mesh	Telemedicine
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Technology
dc.subject.mesh	Saudi Arabia
dc.subject.mesh	Mobile Applications
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Hypertension
dc.subject.mesh	Mobile Applications
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Saudi Arabia
dc.subject.mesh	Technology
dc.subject.mesh	Telemedicine
dc.title	Exploring Saudi Individuals' Perspectives and Needs to Design a Hypertension Management Mobile Technology Solution: Qualitative Study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	19
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - INEXT - Innovation in IT Services and Applications
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Centre for Health Technologies (CHT)
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-03-12T03:32:30Z
pubs.issue	19
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	19
utslib.citation.issue	19

Abstract:

Hypertension is a chronic condition caused by a poor lifestyle that affects patients' lives. Adherence to self-management programs increases hypertension self-monitoring, and allows greater prevention and disease management. Patient compliance with hypertension self-management is low in general; therefore, mobile health applications (mHealth-Apps) are becoming a daily necessity and provide opportunities to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including hypertension. This research aims to explore Saudi individuals' perspectives and needs regarding designing a hypertension management mobile app to be used by hypertension patients to better manage their illnesses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 Saudi participants to explore their perspectives and views about the needs and requirements in designing a hypertension mobile technology solution, as well as usability and culture in the Saudi context. The study used NVivo to analyze data and divided the themes into four main themes: the app's perceived health benefits, features and usability, suggestions for the app's content, and security and privacy. The results showed that there are many suggestions for improvements in mobile health apps that developers should take into consideration when designing apps. The mobile health apps should include physical activity tracking, related diet information, and reminders, which are promising, and could increase adherence to healthy lifestyles and consequently improve the self-management of hypertension patients. Mobile health apps provide opportunities to improve hypertension patients' self-management and self-monitoring. However, this study asserts that mobile health apps should not share users' data, and that adequate privacy disclosures should be implemented.

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