Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Heart failure is a common disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of exacerbations can lower the amount of (re-)hospitalizations. Patients can be supported to self-manage their disease by integrating persuasive coaching in a telemonitoring technology. The Twente TEACH Consortium is a multidisciplinary partnership, under which the iMediSense telemonitoring technology was developed. A mixed-methods approach was used to evaluate and improve the behavioral support of this platform. Methods included log data analysis, stakeholder interviews, usability tests, and a scoping literature review. Results showed that iMediSense is easy to use, achieving high adherence in a sixty days pilot study. A conceptual behavior change module grounded in goal setting theory was developed to provide persuasive coaching. We discuss the potential of our method, the implications of our findings, and present our ideas for further research to advance knowledge of a data-driven persuasive coaching approach to support behavior change.
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2894636389