Testing a nurse developed, patient-centered health tracking app
The current featured article in ANS is titled “The Usability and Acceptability of a Patient-Centered Mobile Health Tracking App Among a Sample of Adult Radiation Oncology Patients,” authored by
Susan D. Birkhoff, PhD, RN; Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN; Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Robert Lustig, MD, FACR. The article is available at no cost while it is featured on the website!
In speaking about this work, Dr. Birkhoff emphasized how important it is for nurses to be involved in designing, creating, and evaluating digital tools. Nurses, she believes, have a rich perspective on what patients need, arising from their close relationship with patients. Her work reported in this article arises from her realization that existing digital tools lack the perspectives that nurses bring to healthcare. In this video, she speaks to her experience conducting this study, and why it is important.
ANS: Advances in Nursing Science Blog 
Reblogged this on Busy Nurse Research and commented:
Fascinating study on the use of mobile health tracking apps. Like the author, I’m stunned that millennials were the hardest to recruit to participate and would love to know why!