AI-COPD: Acceptability to patients & clinicians of COPD APP
Research type
Research Study
Full title
AI-COPD: Acceptability to patients and clinicians of an AI-based APP to Support People with COPD
IRAS ID
232723
Contact name
Brian McKinstry
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Edinburgh
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 2 days
Research summary
E-health technology is increasingly being used in the NHS. This is especially so in patient self-management of chronic illness. There is increasing focus in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based APPs to support patient self-management of chronic illness which, as well as recording symptoms and physiological measures, could give advice to patients (based on inputs and past history). The potential exists for reactive monitoring of patients. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a long-term disabling lung disease with acute flare-ups that requires rapid treatment. Supported patient self-management of COPD reduces hospitalisations and improves the quality of life.
This feasibility study will, through semi-structured interviews, look to obtain the views of patients living with COPD and clinicians who treat them about the type of features an app to help in self-management of COPD should contain and look like. We want to know from people living with COPD (a) what it is like to live with the condition; (b) the value and trust they would place in such an app; and what type of information they would want from it and how often.
We would also want to ask clinicians working with COPD patients about (a) the type of information they would want to see; (b) how such information could be presented and how often and; (c) seek their opinions on the type of self-management advice that an AI based app should provide.
After gathering this information we would design a demo version of a proposed app and go back to the COPD patients and clinicians to get their views on how it works and any changes they would propose. This would involve 15-20 patients and 15-20 clinicians. Based on our interview findings we would conduct a questionnaire survey of COPD patients across Scotland. The study would last 10 months.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NE/0317
Date of REC Opinion
6 Oct 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion