Table 1:

Common themes across mHealth vs new themes for post-acute care mHealth. Key themes identified from patient interviews have been categorized based on whether they are already known in the mHealth literature or appear novel to a post-acute setting.

Support for known themes across mHealth	New themes specific to post-acute setting
• Bring your own device/loans • Security and privacy • Useful to the patient, supporting engagement • Algorithmic feedback when appropriate • Choice of communication methods based on context • Photos (or other sensor-based data): show is better than tell • Meeting information needs without overwhelming	• Response time commensurate with severity • Predictable patient-provider communication within a transparent process • Personalized, more efficient, more acceptable treatment plan based on patient-reported data • Usability while in a cognitively or physically impaired state