Title: Exploring the foundations of a digital health information service for patients with
inflammatory bowel disease: A mixed method study in Gravitate-Health
Version: 2 Date: 01 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: Yes, the authors have made changes accordingly.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
Some minor important corrections are needed for Table 1, according to Table 3, please confirm
whether the
i) Age ‘65 and older’ should be ‘> 65’
ii) Disease duration ‘5 years or longer’ should be ‘> 5 years’
For the range of disease duration, I don’t think 0 is appropriate, disease duration by definition
wouldn't be zero for newly diagnosed patients. Please clarify, and also confirm that 56 years
is the maximum disease duration for one of the patients. Could you please state clearly in the
results eg. one patient has had the disease for a maximum of 56 years? The data shows the oldest
patient aged 94 year-old. This seems to suggest a positive trend – patients with IBD are living
well into their 90s?"
Title: Exploring the foundations of a digital health information service for patients with
inflammatory bowel disease: A mixed method study in Gravitate-Health
Version: 2 Date: 01 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: Yes, the authors have made changes accordingly.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
Some minor important corrections are needed for Table 1, according to Table 3, please confirm
whether the
i) Age ‘65 and older’ should be ‘> 65’
ii) Disease duration ‘5 years or longer’ should be ‘> 5 years’
For the range of disease duration, I don’t think 0 is appropriate, disease duration by definition
wouldn't be zero for newly diagnosed patients. Please clarify, and also confirm that 56 years
is the maximum disease duration for one of the patients. Could you please state clearly in the
results eg. one patient has had the disease for a maximum of 56 years? The data shows the oldest
patient aged 94 year-old. This seems to suggest a positive trend – patients with IBD are living
well into their 90s?"
Please review this paper.
user
Title: Exploring the foundations of a digital health information service for patients with
inflammatory bowel disease: A mixed method study in Gravitate-Health
Version: 2 Date: 01 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: Yes, the authors have made changes accordingly.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
Some minor important corrections are needed for Table 1, according to Table 3, please confirm
whether the
i) Age ‘65 and older’ should be ‘> 65’
ii) Disease duration ‘5 years or longer’ should be ‘> 5 years’
For the range of disease duration, I don’t think 0 is appropriate, disease duration by definition
wouldn't be zero for newly diagnosed patients. Please clarify, and also confirm that 56 years
is the maximum disease duration for one of the patients. Could you please state clearly in the
results eg. one patient has had the disease for a maximum of 56 years? The data shows the oldest
patient aged 94 year-old. This seems to suggest a positive trend – patients with IBD are living
well into their 90s?"
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