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. 2017 Oct 12;6(10):e197. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8051

Table 1.

Summary of embedded units of analyses for the evaluation of the Ned app.

Embedded unit of analysis Data sources
Patient, caregiver, and clinician adoption of Ned Analytics log data on the number of patients, caregivers, and clinicians who are invited to open a Ned account, and the consequent number of Ned accounts created
Patient acceptance of Ned Analytics log data on the frequency, duration, depth, and breadth of patient engagement with the app
Interviews with 20 patients poststudy
Web-based questionnaire assessing acceptability
Qualitative observation of patients using Ned to access prostate-specific antigen results and submit patient-reported outcome measures
Caregiver acceptance of Ned Analytics log data on the frequency, duration, depth, and breadth of caregiver engagement with the app
Interviews with 10 caregivers poststudy
Clinician acceptance of Ned Analytics log data on the frequency, duration, depth, and breadth of clinician engagement with the app
Wed-based questionnaire assessing system use to be completed by 10 clinicians
Clinical effectiveness of Ned Five validated patient-reported outcome measures (ie, quality of life, treatment satisfaction, unmet needs, self-efficacy, anxiety) administered at baseline, 2 months, 6 months, and 12 months