Using participatory action research for heart self care amongst Indigenous patients

B L Fredericks; Robyn A Clark; Mick Adams; John J Atherton; Jill Howie-Esquivel; Jo Wu; Kathy Dracup; Natahlia Buitendyk

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Using participatory action research for heart self care amongst Indigenous patients

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Using participatory action research for heart self care amongst Indigenous patients

B L Fredericks, Robyn A Clark, Mick Adams, John J Atherton, Jill Howie-Esquivel, Jo Wu, Kathy Dracup and Natahlia Buitendyk

Action Learning and Action Research Journal, Vol.19(2), pp.40-60

2013

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Abstract

heart failure

fluid watchers

iPad

app

self care

Indigenous

participatory action research

This paper describes the initial phases of the Fluid Watchers Pacific Rim project: a participatory action research project that involves developing and trialling an iPad app to provide monitoring and self-care for Indigenous Australians with heart failure. The development phase involved working with health experts, an IT team and Indigenous heart-failure patients through three cycles of development and critical reflection. This was followed by a small pilot study to examine the app's effectiveness. In this paper, the researchers explain why IT-supported health education can be successful in decreasing re-hospitalisation and improving self-management skills. They describe the steps they took to ensure community participation and ownership of the project and present the findings of their pilot study. This pilot project suggests that an iPad app may be a practical and successful way to provide health-care support for Indigenous Australian heart-failure patients.

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Title: Using participatory action research for heart self care amongst Indigenous patients
Authors: B L Fredericks (Author) - BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Robyn A Clark (Author) - Flinders University
Mick Adams (Author) - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
John J Atherton (Author) - University of Queensland
Jill Howie-Esquivel (Author) - University of California, United States
Jo Wu (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kathy Dracup (Author) - University of California, United States
Natahlia Buitendyk (Author)
Publication details: Action Learning and Action Research Journal, Vol.19(2), pp.40-60
Publisher: Action Learning Action Research Association Inc.
Date published: 2013
ISSN: 1326-964X
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451138002621
Output Type: Journal article

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