Qualitative Data from the Feasibility Assessment of a Traumatic Brain Injury Predictive Modeling Tool

<h3>Project Overview</h3>
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of implementing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) prognostic model as a clinical decision support tool at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) and amongst Duke-affiliated healthcare providers. Our prognostic model is a statistical tool that uses clinical information to predict a traumatic brain injury patient’s risk of a poor recovery. This study used the opinions of KCMC- and Duke-affiliated healthcare providers to inform how best to improve the user interface of our prognostic model application, as well as how best to implement our prognostic model application as a clinical decision support tool.</p>
<p>This study was a multi-site feasibility study using co-design sessions, an integral part of human-centered design (HCD) research. Two research assistants (RAs) from KCMC and one from Duke conducted the co-design sessions at their respective institutions. The RAs did not have any previous relationships to the participants. They were trained by the study investigators and conducted the co-design sessions using WebEx video platform (Duke Hospital) or in private rooms one-on-one (KCMC). Paige O’Leary, at the time an MSc student at Duke, and the formal author of this data deposit, was the Duke data collector and used all of the qualitative data for her Master’s thesis.</p>
<p>Co-design sessions, part of HCD research, were used to seek a deeper insight into the users’ cultural, emotional, and practical requirements of the TBI tool. The purpose of the co-design sessions was to create an implementation strategy focused on participants, thereby developing interventions catered to future users, while facilitating their enhanced understanding and ownership of the project. </p>