Clarissa J. Diamantidis|Jennifer S. Ginsberg|Marni Yoffe|Lisa Lucas|Divya Prakash|Saurabh Aggarwal|Wanda Fink|Stefan Becker|Jeffrey C. Fink
Remote Usability Testing and Satisfaction with a Mobile Health Medication Inquiry System in CKD
Duke University|Durham VA Medical Center|St. Joseph Health System|Novel Health Strategies (United States)|Novel Health Strategies (United States)|Essen University Hospital|University of Maryland, Baltimore|VA Maryland Health Care System
inappropriate medication use common care patients ckd feasibility simple mobile health tool designed advise patients safe medication usage ckd examinedparticipants predialysis ckd defined egfr60 mlmin per 173 m2 safe kidney care cohort study recruited home usability testing novel medication inquiry system january september 2013 testing two mobile platforms 1 short messaging service text 2 personal digital assistant eg ipod touch twenty participants one half assigned one device one half assigned device enrolled received incenter tutorial device usage end study visit participants subsequently mailed three sample pill bottles name randomly selected medications asked input medications medication inquiry system medication inquiry system response options follows 1 safe ckd 2 safe ckd 3 use cautionspeak health care provider 4 error message incorrectly inputted medication participants asked record response issued medication inquiry system medication sent usability testing user satisfaction survey administered completion protocolall participants owned mobile telephone owned smartphone 60 total medication queries three recorded errors two occurred short messaging service texting group overall satisfaction application high slightly higher satisfaction noted personal digital assistant group compared short messaging service groupthe mobile health medication inquiry system application general ease use high acceptance across two platforms among individuals representative ckd population tailored mobile health technology may improve medication safety ckd