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Design and Care for Discordant Chronic Comorbidities: A Comparison of Healthcare Providers' Perspectives

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Gabrielle S Cantor,

Patrick C Shih,

Kay ConnellyAuthors Info & Claims

PervasiveHealth '20: Proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Pages 133 - 145

https://doi.org/10.1145/3421937.3422013

Published: 02 February 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Care and support of discordant chronic comorbidities (DCCs) are challenges not only for patients but also for their healthcare providers. DCCs are health conditions in which patients have multiple, often unrelated, chronic illnesses that may need to be addressed concurrently but may also be associated with conflicting treatment instructions. Previous studies show that patients with DCCs reported multiple challenges. Here, we conducted interviews (N = 8) and focus groups (N = 7) with healthcare providers to obtain providers' perspectives. We compare the challenges and views reported by patients and healthcare providers. We suggest design guidelines and technology-mediated ways to address convergent and divergent issues between patients and providers. We recommend future exploration of strategies to simplify and better understand how treatment choices for one condition may impact another and how that exacerbates DCCs care costs.

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Design and Care for Discordant Chronic Comorbidities: A Comparison of Healthcare Providers' Perspectives
1. Applied computing
  1. Life and medical sciences
    1. Health care information systems
    2. Health informatics

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Haldar SStudd HWong NMohr DReddy MMiller E(2022)Collaboration Challenges and Technology Opportunities at the Intersection of Perinatal and Mental Health JourneysProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/35556146:CSCW2(1-28)Online publication date: 11-Nov-2022
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