An Accessible, Scalable, Patient-Facing mHealth Application for Self-care of Heart Failure in LMIC
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Funding Fogarty Program
Mobile Health (mHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
An Accessible, Scalable, Patient-Facing mHealth Application for Self-care of Heart Failure in LMIC
Principal Institution
Yale University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Schwartz, Jeremy Ian; Ssinabulya, Isaac
Project Contact Information
Email: jeremy.schwartz@yale.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2019-2023
Country
Uganda
Project Description
Self-care is an important, yet underutilized, intervention in the management of chronic conditions, especially for low-resource settings because it shifts fundamental care tasks from providers to patients while empowering patients and enhancing quality of life. This project will study the implementation and preliminary clinical effectiveness of Medly Uganda, a patient-facing mHealth application designed to improve self-care among patients with in heart failure. The multi-level engagement of stakeholders and the grounding in user-centered design principles will serve to enhance the feasibility and scalability of Medly Uganda.
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