Summary 

In Sweden 1500 – 2000 people are getting a psychosis every year and the most common diagnose is schizophrenia. The prevalence of people suffering from schizophrenia is about 30 000 – 40 000. Many patients suffering from cognitive disabilities, which makes it difficult to make them the fully involved into treatment and care. The health care of people with psychotic disorders needs to be more effective in using digital solutions that can contribute patients to complete their treatment. As the digitalisation of health care increases, it opens for new possibilities to create a more person-centred care. 

Dialog+ is an intervention specifically designed to make routine patient-clinician meetings therapeutically effective by using a digital platform together with a solution focused approach. Research from England has shown great results.  

The purpose of this master thesis was to make sure that Dialog+ could be used in a Swedish setting by developing a Swedish version of the digital platform, initiating training for health care professionals and evaluate the design and functionality of the digital platform. A prototype of the digital platform was evaluated, and the professionals found the final version easy to learn and simple to use. 

The purpose of the study was to examine if or how Dialog+ could contribute to co-production. 

Data were collected from a focus group interview, a survey study and collection of data from patients using Dialog+. A framework for co-production were matched against the professional’s experiences of using Dialog+. The focus group expressed how Dialog+ could contribute to co-production within all parts of the co-production framework. These results suggest that Dialog+ increases co-production and creates a better structure within patient-clinician meetings. 

Keywords: Co-creation, co-production, digitalisation, person centred care, Quality Improvement