Visualisation of a Digital Care Pathway.

Summary

As part of the EFRO (Europees Fonds Regionale Ontwikkeling) 1302 project "Digital Care Support in Practice with Limburg as a Stepping Stone for Flanders", this study aims to evaluate the concept and added value of visualising a personal digital care pathway for patients with type 2 diabetes. Firstly, this chronological visualisation of data strives to improve patient experience and empowerment by offering educational articles and personal medical data relevant to their care path in one place. This way, patients will have more insight in the pathogenesis, treatments, complications and goals, allowing the patients to optimize their selfcare and become confident in dealing with their chronic condition. From time to time, patients will also be asked to complete questionnaires concerning their experiences (PREM) to aid healthcare professionals in personalizing treatment goals. Secondly, the healthcare providers and caregivers surrounding the patient will also have access to the same data, allowing for a more personal approach as well as means to communicate with other members of the care team.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes
• Multidisciplinary Communication
• Empowerment
• Patient Empowerment
• Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Interventions

OTHER

visualisation of a digital care path

The implementation and visualisation of a digital care path, specifically designed for patients with type 2 diabetes and their care team. The digital care path wil include: 1) a timeline with appointments, messages and questionnaires 2) Diabetes related articles 3) a page for monitoring clinical parameters and goals 4) a section displaying information on their care team and personal health records. The aim of this intervention is to evaluate whether providing a central platform for all data will increase patient empowerment and involvement. Secondly it will also evaluate whether the communication between healthcare professionals improves when selected data is readily available for the entire care team.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• KLAV

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ferm Thuiszorg

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• I-mens

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Vlaams Patiëntenplatform

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Wit-Gele Kruis Vlaanderen

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• POM Limburg

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Jessa Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Yves Breysem, Dr · Jessa Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-10-01

Primary Completion

2022-02-28

Completion

2022-06-30

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations