Table 2 Themes, subthemes and categories of items
Themes | Subthemes | Categories |
|---|---|---|
Motivation for using the app | Expectation to agree to use | - To be monitored by the attending team - To improve safety - To be able to self-monitor their physical signs and symptoms |
Expectation to continue to use | - To maintain contact with the attending team - To continue to be followed over the longer term | |
Benefits of use | Benefits related to self-care | - Increased attention to health - Useful data to self-monitor |
Benefits related to health | - Feeling of security - Improve health status | |
Experience using the app | Experience related to ease of use | - Ease to install - Less time spent on measurement activities and entering the data |
Experience related to difficulties encountered | - Difficulties in the connectivity of the devices and software | |
Experience related to the use of information or data | - Understanding graphs and data history with ease - Few interpretations in the data summary - Few personalized notices | |
Suggestions | Suggestions related to technical aspects | - Enter more data into the app - Improve technical aspects: print, accessibility for another peoples |
Suggestions related to health information | - Personalized information in messages and emails | |
Suggestions related to modes of communication | - Add more interactive modes of communication between patients and healthcare professionals - Add a discussion forum between patients |