Highlighting a Digital Platform to Assess Young People Needs: Reaching and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults for Care Continuum in Health Project (REACH)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Theoretical Approach
2.2. The Theoretical Constructs
2.2.1. Empathize
2.2.2. Define
2.2.3. Ideate
2.2.4. Prototype
2.2.5. Test
2.3. Study Recruitment
2.4. Sampling
2.5. Data Collection
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Incorporating Ongoing User-Driven Solutions Using the Design Thinking Approach
4.2. Addressing the Needs of Hard-to-Reach Populations
4.3. Utilizing Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
4.4. Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Disclaimer
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Memiah, P.; Lathan-Dye, M.; Opanga, Y.; Muhula, S.; Gitahi-Kamau, N.; Kamau, A.; Otiso, L. Highlighting a Digital Platform to Assess Young People Needs: Reaching and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults for Care Continuum in Health Project (REACH). Adolescents 2022, 2, 150-163. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020014
Memiah P, Lathan-Dye M, Opanga Y, Muhula S, Gitahi-Kamau N, Kamau A, Otiso L. Highlighting a Digital Platform to Assess Young People Needs: Reaching and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults for Care Continuum in Health Project (REACH). Adolescents. 2022; 2(2):150-163. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020014
Chicago/Turabian StyleMemiah, Peter, Monica Lathan-Dye, Yvonne Opanga, Samuel Muhula, Nyawira Gitahi-Kamau, Anne Kamau, and Lillian Otiso. 2022. "Highlighting a Digital Platform to Assess Young People Needs: Reaching and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults for Care Continuum in Health Project (REACH)" Adolescents 2, no. 2: 150-163. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020014