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Satisfied or Frustrated?: A Qualitative Analysis of Need Satisfying and Need Frustrating Experiences of Engaging With Digital Health Technology in Chronic Care
Karolinska Inst, Dept Learning Informat Management & Eth, Stockholm, Sweden..
Karolinska Inst, Dept Learning Informat Management & Eth, Stockholm, Sweden..
Umea Univ, Dept Psychol, Umea, Sweden.;Univ Agder, Dept Sport Sci & Phys Educ, Kristiansand, Norway..
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. Karolinska Inst, Dept Learning Informat Management & Eth, Stockholm, Sweden. (HAL)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4771-8349
2021 (English)In: Frontiers in Public Health, E-ISSN 2296-2565, Vol. 8, article id 623773Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Introduction: Digital health technologies such as self-monitoring devices and apps are becoming increasingly important as tools to promote healthy habits and support individuals in their self-care. There is still a scarcity of research that builds on motivational theory to better understand the functioning of digital health technologies. The self-determination theory (SDT) is a macro theory of motivation that delineates three basic psychological needs that are linked to different types of motivation and lead to well-being when satisfied and illbeing when frustrated. Objective: To explore how the use of a digital tool for self-monitoring and communication with healthcare satisfies or frustrates basic psychological needs across four spheres of user experience: interface, task, behavior, and life. Methods: The study was conducted in a Swedish primary care setting with individuals who participated in a pilot study of a digital health intervention for self-monitoring in chronic care management. Data from a follow-up survey with participants 7 months after recruitment were analyzed using a thematic approach mixing inductive and deductive analysis. The unit of analysis is based on a total of 642 individual answers to seven open-ended questions, from 121 respondents. Results: The analysis identified positive and negative influences of self-monitoring and digital communication with healthcare on all three psychological needs. Three main findings are that: (1) data covered all four spheres of user experiences, but most user experiences concerned the behavior and task spheres; (2) satisfaction and frustration of competence needs was more prominent than influences on other needs; (3) the same experience may be perceived as both need frustrating and need satisfying, which suggests a tension that reflects individual differences. Conclusion: Designers of digital health technologies need to take into account basic psychological needs within all spheres of user experience, from interface to life in general. Because some features may be simultaneously experienced as satisfying and frustrating by different users, these types of tools need to be flexible to accommodate for variation of user experiences. Careful design considerations that take motivational theory into account would contribute to the transformation of care for individuals with chronic conditions.

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA , 2021. Vol. 8, article id 623773
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self-tracking, digital health (eHealth), persuasive technologies, motivation, design, user experience (UX) evaluation, self-determination theory (SDT), self-monitoring devices
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53617DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.623773ISI: 000616109100001PubMedID: 33585391Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100721422OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-53617DiVA, id: diva2:1536601
Available from: 2021-03-11 Created: 2021-03-11 Last updated: 2024-09-04Bibliographically approved

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