Evidence

Learning from our users

We have involved patients, researchers, and care team members in every step of Fora Health’s development from day 1. We are always iterating our product, be it through clinical studies or the hundreds of hours of qualitative user research that we have already done.

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Let us learn from your experiences to make Fora Health a better platform for shared conversations

We’re now getting regular feedback on the things that we are working on during each of our 6-week development cycles. Here’s how you can get involved with our user research.

Get in touch: You can let us know that you’re interested in getting involved by clicking the “join” button below. After that, we’ll send you an email to confirm your place in a specific research project.
Book a time with us: You’ll then be able to book yourself a slot. You'll be able to do this with the help of an online booking platform that we'll send you a link to.
Take part: The research will take the form of a short recorded video call with one of our team members, for which you’ll be rewarded with an Amazon e-gift card.
Stay in the loop: We promise to update you, via email and our Twitter channel (@fora_health), on how the research you participated in has improved Fora Health. We’d also like to save your contact information so that we can get in touch with you about future research opportunities. You can also find news of these on our Twitter.

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What we've learnt so far

Session 11 · 26 August – 2 September 2024 Supporting patient-initiated shared decision making

Research focus: Interest in patient-initiated use of Fora Health

Participant focus: Patients living with depression or hypertension

We found that patients are open to using a publicly available shared decision-making app and sharing it with their doctors, especially if they know it’s safe and effective. Participants were especially excited about features that helped them get new, tailored medical information for them, learn about other patients like them, track side effects, and share information about their health easily with their doctors and loved ones.

Session 10 · 28–30 March 2023 Supporting patients and clinicians in monitoring and reviewing treatments

Research focus: Mobile and web features that support tracking and reviewing multiple treatments

Participant focus: People living with long term health conditions, and clinicians with experience in primary care in the UK

In session 10 we spoke with people living with long term health conditions, and clinicians with experience in primary care in the UK to inform features to support tracking and reviewing multiple treatments.

Session 9 · 7–9 February 2023 Involving people with lived experience of multiple long-term health conditions to inform the development of collaborative research using Fora Health

Research focus: How we involve patient and carers in co-design/user research

Participant focus: People living with multiple long term health conditions and their carers

In session 9 we spoke to people with lived experience of multiple long-term health conditions to inform the development of collaborative research using Fora Health.

Session 8 · 16–18 August 2022 Exploring how to track ill-effects changes over time

Research focus: Mobile features that support updating, tracking, and visualizing symptoms

Participant focus: People with experience managing a chronic condition

In session 8, we learned how patients currently track how they feel over time and gathered feedback to take into consideration when updating features that record, track and visualize ill-effects.

Session 7 · 6–13 July 2022 Exploring how the 'decisions' feature of Fora Health can be used by clinical teams

Research focus: Clinician dashboard to support shared decision making and the documentation of shared decisions

Participant focus: Practicing clinicians in the UK and the US

MDD Treatment Decision screen on the care team interface

Session 6 · 4–6 May 2022 Supporting treatment management and well-being for people with Parkinson’s through shared decision-making

Research focus: Mobile features that support shared decisions and health tracking in Parkinson’s

Participant focus: People living with Parkinson’s, and practicing clinicians with experience in neurological disorders

Chat conversation for shared decision making

Session 5 · 1–4 March 2022 Exploring how to support clinical workflows with digitally-enabled shared decision-making

Research focus: Mobile and web features that support shared decisions and their documentation

Participant focus: Practicing clinicians in the US with experience in primary care

Session 4 · 1–6 September 2021 Exploring peoples’ preferences around Fora Health’s core shared decision-making features

Research focus: Core health tracking features that can support shared decision-making

Participant focus: People living with one or more long-term health conditions

Session 3 · 4–10 August 2021 Exploring the impact of structured goal-setting and tracking on mental health treatment plans

Research focus: Structured goal-setting and tracking feature

Participant focus: People living with depression, anxiety disorders, and/or ADHD

Session 2 · 29–30 June 2021 Helping people better understand their depression treatment options

Research focus: Treatment option guides for depression

Participant focus: People living with depression, care team members, and digital mental health enthusiasts

Guided chat for understanding treatment options

Session 1 · 2–3 June 2021 Helping people prepare for conversations with their doctors

Research focus: Treatment progress, visit preparation, and note-taking feature in the patient app

Participant focus: People living with depression in the US and Canada

Note taking interface for visit preparation

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