Adhera App Focus Groups
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Acceptability Study of a Digital Health Solution for the Support of Patients with Severe Long Term Conditions (LTC) under Palliative Care in NHS Highland.
IRAS ID
324490
Contact name
Clare Bradley
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Highland
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 1 months, 27 days
Research summary
This is a small scale acceptability project designed to get the opinions of patients suitable for early palliative care, their carers and health care professionals. Patients will have COPD or other severe multi-morbidities ' Long Term Conditions. It involves a focus group of one hour for each of these groups during which they will be shown the app and its functions and then some questions will be asked about their opinions of the app (acceptability / use / functionality etc). The focus group data will be thematically analysed and a report written for and with the company (Salumedia) that have made the app.
REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/PR/0168
Date of REC Opinion
13 Mar 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion