It’s like having a doctor in your pocket’: Creating an app to support palliative care delivery in Ethiopia

The School of Nursing: Impact & Innovation. A Compendium of Effective Practice

Article Seven: ‘It’s like having a doctor in your pocket’. Creating an app to support palliative care delivery in Ethiopia

Adapted from a published article especially for the compendium.

Author of Original article(s): Nicola Carey, Ephrem Abathun, Roma Maguire, Yohans Wodaje, Catherine Royce, and Nicola Ayers. If you want to read more about the design process of the palliative care app, a full article is available here:

Carey N, Abathun E, Maguire R, Wodaje Y, Royce C, Ayers N. Co-design and prototype development of the 'Ayzot App': A mobile phone based remote monitoring system for palliative care. Palliative Medicine. 2023 May;37(5):771-781. doi: 10.1177/02692163231162408. Epub 2023 Mar 31. PMID: 37002562; PMCID: PMC1022709

Other resources that may be helpful: https://hospiceethiopia.com/https://ethiopiapalliativecare.wordpress.com/

Innovation & Impact: To access other articles in the Collection visit: https://doi.org/10.25416/NTR.c.7227298

Compendium: DOI: 10.25416/NTR.25795573