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. 2022 Jun 10;13:100291. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100291

Table 4.

Focus area and potential solutions to improve intervention based on findings.

Focus Potential solution and refinement strategies
Test strip
  • Develop additional resources on completing test (e.g., video instruction, visual diagram outlining steps, list of ‘tips’ to take high-quality pictures)

  • Request urine tests on random days once per week rather than more frequent submissions

Unclear report submission
  • Provide clear feedback that report was submitted/completed (e.g. “Today's report has been submitted”)

  • Reduce photo loading and upload times

Participant facing features
  • Add alarms and alerts (e.g., medication, appointment reminders)

  • Add a treatment timeline or milestone indicators (e.g., treatment duration, what to expect such as medication changes at month two of treatment)

  • Make the notes section more specific (e.g., things to remember, medication names, appointments, etc.) One participant used a separate notes app to keep track of these things.

Treatment supporter facing features
  • Add an announcement function that the treatment supporter could use to alert all patients (e.g. will be gone for a few days)

  • Increase technical support

Forum not heavily utilized
  • Change forum layout more familiar style (e.g., WhatsApp-style chats) to increase participation/ease of use

  • Initiate use at the start of treatment

Maintain and improve useful app features
  • Access to a treatment supporter

  • Side-effect reporting

  • Calendar view/visualization of treatment tracking

  • Treatment progress indicator/graphic (e.g., days in treatment, remaining)