Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in Uganda
Wali S, Ssinabulya I, Muhangi C, Kamarembo J, Atala J, Nabadda M, Odong F, Akiteng A, Ross H, Mashford-Pringle A, Cafazzo J, Schwartz J. Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in Uganda. BMC Digital Health 2023, 1: 20. PMID: 38800672, PMCID: PMC11116269, DOI: 10.1186/s44247-023-00020-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVillage health teamsHeart failureMobile phone-based programHeart failure programCost of medicationsLimited healthcare accessQuality of lifeBurden of travelDigital health programsClinic visitsMost patientsCardiac clinicPatient surveyHealth teamsMedication deliverySemi-structured interviewsPatientsSignificant burdenCommunity careCare supportHealth programsHealthcare accessDigital health toolsInformed careCo-design meetings