Finnish Immigrants’ Experiences and Acceptability of the IoT-based Multimodal Personalized mHealth System (IMPMS) for Loneliness Detection: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Amayag, Mark (2023-07-17)
Finnish Immigrants’ Experiences and Acceptability of the IoT-based Multimodal Personalized mHealth System (IMPMS) for Loneliness Detection: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
(17.07.2023)
Julkaisu on tekijänoikeussäännösten alainen. Teosta voi lukea ja tulostaa henkilökohtaista käyttöä varten. Käyttö kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin on kielletty.
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20230901115567
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20230901115567
Tiivistelmä
Background: Loneliness is a serious global health issue that contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. However, traditional treatments for loneliness are acute and symptom-focused, mainly provided when symptoms have already manifested and worsened. Technology-involved solutions for comprehensive loneliness assessment acceptable to a subpopulation at risk could help prevent the negative health consequences of loneliness.
Purpose: This study explored Finnish immigrants’ experiences and acceptability of the IMPMS used to collect robust datasets for building predictive models for loneliness detection.
Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was embedded in the DOMINO project feasibility study. Immigrants in Finland (n = 20, 14 female and 6 male) recruited through purposive and snowball sampling techniques and who contributed to the DOMINO feasibility study’s quantitative data monitoring period using the IMPMS were invited to face-to-face or Zoom semi-structured interviews. The interview guide was based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) alongside context-specific factors. Interviews were conducted in English, audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using a thematic analysis approach.
Results: Findings were categorized under the TFA’s seven themes (affective attitude, burden, ethicality, opportunity costs, perceived effectiveness, self-efficacy, intervention coherence) in addition to the three themes defined after inductive and deductive coding (inhibitory forces, driving forces, suggestions for improvement). Finnish immigrants spoke positively of their experiences with the IMPMS and perceived the IMPMS as a convenient and fascinating technology, easy to use and understand, and ethically designed. Driving forces to IMPMS use included willingness, technology proficiency, and good timing. Inhibitory forces to IMPMS use included technical issues, life circumstances, forgetfulness, and personal preferences.
Conclusions: Overall, Finnish immigrants considered the IMPMS acceptable, as evidenced by their positive experiences with the system. Areas for improvement highlighted in the results could be utilized to further refine and enhance the acceptability of the IMPMS for its future implementation studies.
Purpose: This study explored Finnish immigrants’ experiences and acceptability of the IMPMS used to collect robust datasets for building predictive models for loneliness detection.
Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was embedded in the DOMINO project feasibility study. Immigrants in Finland (n = 20, 14 female and 6 male) recruited through purposive and snowball sampling techniques and who contributed to the DOMINO feasibility study’s quantitative data monitoring period using the IMPMS were invited to face-to-face or Zoom semi-structured interviews. The interview guide was based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) alongside context-specific factors. Interviews were conducted in English, audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using a thematic analysis approach.
Results: Findings were categorized under the TFA’s seven themes (affective attitude, burden, ethicality, opportunity costs, perceived effectiveness, self-efficacy, intervention coherence) in addition to the three themes defined after inductive and deductive coding (inhibitory forces, driving forces, suggestions for improvement). Finnish immigrants spoke positively of their experiences with the IMPMS and perceived the IMPMS as a convenient and fascinating technology, easy to use and understand, and ethically designed. Driving forces to IMPMS use included willingness, technology proficiency, and good timing. Inhibitory forces to IMPMS use included technical issues, life circumstances, forgetfulness, and personal preferences.
Conclusions: Overall, Finnish immigrants considered the IMPMS acceptable, as evidenced by their positive experiences with the system. Areas for improvement highlighted in the results could be utilized to further refine and enhance the acceptability of the IMPMS for its future implementation studies.