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Building Patient-Facing Technology: A REDCap-Based Approach.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This work describes the architecture design of a patient-facing technology (PFT) based on the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) platform and other tools to support cancer patients in self-tracking and managing medication concerns and symptoms during transitions of care. The design is guided by the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and User-Centered Design (UCD) principles for a personalized application to inform, engage, and empower patients. We describe the evolutional details of four major versions, which represent milestones of our PFT, highlighting how specific objectives were achieved and the barriers encountered. Additionally, patient representatives were involved in the evaluation of prototypes, and potential improvements to the application of the REDCap platform were discussed. REDCap has demonstrated great potential to serve beyond its traditional role as a survey distribution and management tool. This work is intended to provide developers with insights into future PFT architecture development and sustainable research strategies.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Yuheng Shi, Eric Yang, Katie Gahn, Heidi Mason, Yun Jiang, Yang Gong

Institutions: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4411256822

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