Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
UBIQUITY PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.5514
Keywords
empowerment; virtual Communities of Practices; Ischemic heart disease; patient centred care; consumer involvement; co-design
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Introduction: Virtual Communities of Practices (vCoP) offer patients the possibility to interact and share tools and knowledge necessary for their empowerment. This paper describes the co-design process of a vCoP for the empowerment of people with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: We used a modified experience-based design approach to co-design the vCoP in collaboration with people with IHD and health professionals consisting of two phases: exploratory and development phase. Data collection techniques included listening labs, workshops, and online participation. Results: Twenty-five people with IHD and ten health professionals participated. Experiences and needs for empowerment in IHD were identified in the exploratory phase allowing for the development of a Patient Journey Map. In the development phase, people with IHD prioritized needs to be addressed by the vCoP content framework in addition to content proposals. Discussion: The Patient Journey Map helped to easily visualize the empowerment needs of people with IHD and it might be transferable for the development of other people-centred interventions. The co-design process also allowed the development of training materials adapted to the priorities of people with IHD. Conclusion: A people-centred co-design process of a vCoP may facilitate the empowerment of people with IHD.
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