Mixed methods protocol for a realist evaluation of electronic personal health records design features and use to support medication adherence (ePHRma)

BackgroundNational Health Service policy suggests that increasing usage of electronic personal health records (PHR) by patients will result in cost savings and improved public health. Medication adherence means that patients take their prescribed medication as agreed with their doctors. Some of the...

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Published inBMJ health & care informatics Vol. 27; no. 1; p. e100046
Main Authors Andrikopoulou, Elisavet, Scott, Philip J, Herrera, Helena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2020
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Diabetes
Digital literacy
Female
Health informatics
Health literacy
Health Records, Personal
Humans
Intervention
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medication Adherence
Middle Aged
Mixed methods research
Patient compliance
Personal health
Personality
Personality traits
Protocol
Public health
Qualitative Research
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Software Design
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
United Kingdom > UK
England
primary health care
medical informatics
patient care
record systems
public health
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Summary:BackgroundNational Health Service policy suggests that increasing usage of electronic personal health records (PHR) by patients will result in cost savings and improved public health. Medication adherence means that patients take their prescribed medication as agreed with their doctors. Some of the claimed benefits of PHRs are decreasing healthcare costs and improving medication adherence and patient outcomes.MethodsThis is a mixed methods convergent study, primarily qualitative. The qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis will occur in parallel, and then be synthesised. We are interviewing and surveying adults with long-term conditions to identify what are the most important and useful features of their current PHR. The data collection comprises patient demographics, the Medication Adherence Questionnaire, the personality scale Big Five Inventory-2 Extra-Short Form and the WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale. Qualitative data will be analysed using the Framework method.EthicsWe have received a favourable ethical opinion from the Health Research Authority/Research Ethics Committee.
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ISSN:2632-1009
2632-1009
DOI:10.1136/bmjhci-2019-100046