Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study
ABSTRACT Introduction User experience design aims to create products and services that are accessible, usable, and enjoyable. The Reshape T1D study aims to apply these principles to understand how individuals living with T1D interact with and experience healthcare to inform T1D clinical quality impr...
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| author | Jamie Boisvenue Youssef A. Elezzabi Kim Young Kathleen Gibson Heather Hinz Reid McClure Robyn Homulos Jude Spiers Peter Senior Roseanne Yeung |
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| description | ABSTRACT Introduction User experience design aims to create products and services that are accessible, usable, and enjoyable. The Reshape T1D study aims to apply these principles to understand how individuals living with T1D interact with and experience healthcare to inform T1D clinical quality improvement. Methods Using a community‐based participatory research design, we involved four patients and four clinicians as co‐researchers throughout the research. A questionnaire and virtual semi‐structured interview were applied across a purposeful sample of 41 adults living with T1D across Alberta, Canada, between September 2021 and May 2022. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and de‐identified before coding. Thematic analysis was conducted on coded participant discourse through multiple coders. Results Participants indicated the need for a centralized hub that provides consistent, reliable, and up‐to‐date T1D education and resources and an emphasis on access to mental health resources within T1D care settings. Providing greater flexibility for appointment types (ie. in‐person, virtual, etc.) and after‐hours access contributed to better self‐management and prevented emergency room visits. Participants desired a choice as to who comprises their T1D care team and for teams to address patient needs specific to their reality. We identified that medical trauma had long‐term impacts on perceptions of healthcare and contributed to a reluctance to seek future care. Women expressed challenges in discussing reproductive health with their clinicians. Diabetes online communities provide an adjunct to clinical care through peer support. Cost and access to the latest technology are ongoing barriers for many participants, especially concerning publicly funded programmes that use advanced insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, and automated insulin delivery systems. A quality improvement framework emerged through data analysis, and findings were synthesized into actionable recommendations for ongoing clinical quality improvement. Conclusion Our findings highlight how important health system user suggestions are for more equitable, accessible, and empathetic healthcare for individuals living with T1D. Further work is needed to explore health system user experiences with clinicians and healthcare administrators to effectively carry out T1D clinical quality improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70fa0671ab0f433389554f28e1dabfc02025-08-20T02:45:03ZengWileyHealth Expectations1369-65131369-76252025-02-01281n/an/a10.1111/hex.70172Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D StudyJamie Boisvenue0Youssef A. Elezzabi1Kim Young2Kathleen Gibson3Heather Hinz4Reid McClure5Robyn Homulos6Jude Spiers7Peter Senior8Roseanne Yeung9Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaPatient Co‐Researcher University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaAlberta Health Services Edmonton Calgary Alberta CanadaPatient Co‐Researcher University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaPatient Co‐Researcher University of Alberta Edmonton Calgary Alberta CanadaAlberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaAlberta Health Services Edmonton Alberta CanadaFaculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaDepartment of Medicine Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaDepartment of Medicine Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta CanadaABSTRACT Introduction User experience design aims to create products and services that are accessible, usable, and enjoyable. The Reshape T1D study aims to apply these principles to understand how individuals living with T1D interact with and experience healthcare to inform T1D clinical quality improvement. Methods Using a community‐based participatory research design, we involved four patients and four clinicians as co‐researchers throughout the research. A questionnaire and virtual semi‐structured interview were applied across a purposeful sample of 41 adults living with T1D across Alberta, Canada, between September 2021 and May 2022. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and de‐identified before coding. Thematic analysis was conducted on coded participant discourse through multiple coders. Results Participants indicated the need for a centralized hub that provides consistent, reliable, and up‐to‐date T1D education and resources and an emphasis on access to mental health resources within T1D care settings. Providing greater flexibility for appointment types (ie. in‐person, virtual, etc.) and after‐hours access contributed to better self‐management and prevented emergency room visits. Participants desired a choice as to who comprises their T1D care team and for teams to address patient needs specific to their reality. We identified that medical trauma had long‐term impacts on perceptions of healthcare and contributed to a reluctance to seek future care. Women expressed challenges in discussing reproductive health with their clinicians. Diabetes online communities provide an adjunct to clinical care through peer support. Cost and access to the latest technology are ongoing barriers for many participants, especially concerning publicly funded programmes that use advanced insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, and automated insulin delivery systems. A quality improvement framework emerged through data analysis, and findings were synthesized into actionable recommendations for ongoing clinical quality improvement. Conclusion Our findings highlight how important health system user suggestions are for more equitable, accessible, and empathetic healthcare for individuals living with T1D. Further work is needed to explore health system user experiences with clinicians and healthcare administrators to effectively carry out T1D clinical quality improvement.https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70172community‐based participatory researchdiabetesendocrinologypatient‐centered carequalitativetype 1 diabetes |
| spellingShingle | Jamie Boisvenue Youssef A. Elezzabi Kim Young Kathleen Gibson Heather Hinz Reid McClure Robyn Homulos Jude Spiers Peter Senior Roseanne Yeung Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study Health Expectations community‐based participatory research diabetes endocrinology patient‐centered care qualitative type 1 diabetes |
| title | Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study |
| title_full | Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study |
| title_fullStr | Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study |
| title_short | Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study |
| title_sort | developing a quality improvement framework to enhance the health system user experience for individuals living with type 1 diabetes the reshape t1d study |
| topic | community‐based participatory research diabetes endocrinology patient‐centered care qualitative type 1 diabetes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70172 |
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