Published on in Vol 8, No 5 (2020): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/14884, first published .
Development of the InCharge Health Mobile App to Improve Adherence to Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: User-Centered Design Approach

Development of the InCharge Health Mobile App to Improve Adherence to Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: User-Centered Design Approach

Development of the InCharge Health Mobile App to Improve Adherence to Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: User-Centered Design Approach

Nicole M Alberts   1 * , PhD ;   Sherif M Badawy   2, 3 * , MS, MD, MBBCh ;   Jason Hodges   4 , MA, PhD ;   Jeremie H Estepp   4 , MD ;   Chinonyelum Nwosu   4, 5 , BS, MPH ;   Hamda Khan   4, 5 , BS, MA ;   Matthew P Smeltzer   6 , PhD ;   Ramin Homayouni   7 , BS, PhD ;   Sarah Norell   8 , MFA, MDes ;   Lisa Klesges   6 , BA, MS, PhD ;   Jerlym S Porter   1 * , MPH, PhD ;   Jane S Hankins   4, 5 * , MS, MD

1 Department of Psychology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States

2 Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States

3 Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

4 Department of Hematology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States

5 Methodist Health Care, Memphis, TN, United States

6 Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States

7 Department of Foundational Medical Studies, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, United States

8 University of Illinois Health, Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design, Chicago, IL, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Jane S Hankins, MS, MD
  • Department of Hematology
  • St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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  • Memphis, TN, 38105
  • United States
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  • Email: Jane.Hankins@stjude.org