Publications by authors named "Chris Morland"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study highlights the importance of user input in creating digital health interventions (DHIs) to improve their acceptance for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
  • - A co-design approach was employed in developing the INTERCEPT DHI, involving health professionals and users in a four-phase process to ensure the app meets real needs and is user-friendly.
  • - Key design principles such as simplicity, personalization, and social support were identified, leading to significant improvements in usability scores after testing and implementing user feedback.
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Purpose: Digital health technologies have the potential to advance rehabilitation. The Virtual Engagement Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA) is a digital technology, co-designed to increase service-user engagement and promote self-management. This qualitative study explored staff and service-user perceptions of implementing VERA on a UK complex inpatient rehabilitation ward.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Chris Morland"

  • - Chris Morland's research focuses on the development and evaluation of digital health interventions (DHIs), particularly aimed at improving secondary prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and enhancing rehabilitation processes.
  • - In a recent study, Morland emphasized the importance of co-designing DHIs with input from end users, which helps to optimize acceptance and effectiveness, as demonstrated in the INTERCEPT intervention for CVD.
  • - His pilot study on the Virtual Engagement Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA) explored the perceptions of both staff and service users in a complex inpatient rehabilitation setting, highlighting the potential of digital technology to enhance service user engagement and self-management in rehabilitation care.