Strengths and Weaknesses of Digital Diaries as a Means to Study Patient Pathways: Experiences With a Study of Hypertension in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Jhaki A., Seguin, Maureen L, Lasco, Gideon, Palileo-Villanueva, Lia M, Amit, Arianna Maever L, Renedo, Alicia, McKee, Martin, Palafox, Benjamin, Balabanova, Dina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: hypertension; non-communicable disease; lived experiences; patient pathways; co-production; digital diary; mobile communication; Philippines; Cardiovascular Diseases; Communication Technology and New Media; Development Studies; Health Communication
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/79; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1085&context=dev-stud-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The rise of digital mobile communications has made possible novel research methods that can provide a better understanding of patients’ experience of non-communicable diseases. This study explores the opportunities and challenges in employing “digital diaries” via mobile phones to track the lived ex...