Sociotechnical evaluation of a Smartphone App in HIV care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A sociotechnical evaluation of the design, implementation and use of a Smartphone App in HIV care
IRAS ID
187369
Contact name
Flis Henwood
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 1 months, 30 days
Research summary
This Workpackage evaluates the development of a smartphone application which will be integrated with clinic ICT systems at 1 UK and 4 European clinical sites as part of an EU funded project entitled EmERGE. The Workpackage builds on a pilot study that tested the evaluation protocol and its relevance at a single UK clinical site. Over a 5 year period (May 2015 to April 2020) the Workpackage will evaluate the ’app’ and its use by patients and clinicians involved in HIV in: Brighton, Antwerp, Lisbon, Barcelona, Zagreb. The Workpackage involves qualitative, sociotechnical evaluation of the app development and implementation process. Results of the evaluation will inform the app development and dissemination.
REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/WM/0017
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jan 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion