Improving the knowledge of pregnant women using a pre-eclampsia app: A controlled before and after study

Parsa, Sara; Khajouei, Reza; Baneshi, Mohammad Reza; Aali, Bibi Shahnaz

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.03.001

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“…Two studies [ 38 , 39 ] investigated the effect of an app on blood pressure readings and knowledge about preeclampsia. Women using the app recorded their blood pressure and shared the information with their care provider more frequently [ 38 ].…”

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Use of Decision Support Tools to Empower Pregnant Women: Systematic Review

Ngo¹,

Truong²,

Nordeng³

2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Women face many health-related decisions during pregnancy. Digitalization, new technology, and a greater focus on empowering patients have driven the development of patient-centered decision support tools. Objective This systematic review provides an overview of studies investigating the effect of patient-centered decision support tools for pregnant women. Methods We searched 5 online databases, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus, from inception to December 1, 2019. Two independent researchers screened titles, abstracts, and full-texts against the inclusion criteria. All studies investigating the effect of patient-centered decision support tools for health-related issues among pregnant women were included. Study characteristics and results were extracted using the review management tool Rayyan and analyzed according to topic, type of decision support tools, control group, outcome measurements, and results. Results The 25 eligible studies covered a range of health topics, including prenatal screening (n=10), gestational diabetes and weight gain (n=7), lifestyle (n=3), blood pressure and preeclampsia (n=2), depression (n=1), asthma (n=1), and psychological well-being (n=1). In general, the use of decision support tools increased women's knowledge, and recording symptoms enhanced satisfaction with maternity care. Conclusions The opportunities created by digitalization and technology should be used to develop innovative patient-centered decision support tools tailored to support pregnant women. Effect on clinical outcomes should be documented.

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“…Women using the app recorded their blood pressure and shared the information with their care provider more frequently [ 38 ]. They also had significantly higher knowledge scores than women not using the app (app user: 78.1; control: 15.8; P< .001) [ 39 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Use of Decision Support Tools to Empower Pregnant Women: Systematic Review

Ngo¹,

Truong²,

Nordeng³

2020

J Med Internet Res

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“…The skills related to DHL are to find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to address or solve a health problem. Despite some interventions that were developed to promote the use of electronic resources to improve DHL levels in PLW with low HL [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ], the availability of online tools is low [ 19 ] and heterogeneous [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Co-Creation of Massive Open Online Courses to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Pregnant and Lactating Women

Álvarez‐Pérez

Perestelo-Pérez

Rivero-Santana

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: Digital health literacy (DHL) increases the self-efficacy and empowerment of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) in using the Internet for health issues. The European project IC-Health aimed to improve DHL among PLW, through the co-creation of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Methods: The co-creation of the MOOCs included focus groups and the creation of communities of practice (CoPs) with PLW and healthcare professionals aimed to co-design the MOOCs. The quantitative measures of MOOCs’ acceptability, experience in the co-creation process and increase in DHL (dimensions of finding, understanding and appraisal) were assessed. Results: 17 PLW participated in focus groups, 113 participants were included in CoPs and 68 participants evaluated the acceptability of MOOCs. A total of 6 MOOCs aimed at improving PLW’s DHL were co-designed. There was a significant improvement in self-perceived DHL after using MOOCs (p-value < 0.001). The acceptability of MOOCs and co-creation experience were positively valued. Conclusions: The preliminary results of the quantitative assessment showed a higher self-perceived DHL after the IC-Health MOOCs. These results suggest that IC-Health MOOCs and the co-creation methodology appear to be a viable process to carry out an intervention aimed to improve DHL levels in European PLW.

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“…The use of applications with accessible language for pregnant women with low level of education showed a positive result as a strategy to develop care and self-care for monitoring and controlling events in various situations. A survey carried out in maternity hospitals in South Korea, through a cross-sectional study, applied to pregnant women with a low level of education, which aimed to assess satisfaction with the use of mobile apps on pregnancy, childbirth and child care among pregnant women , showed a high degree of satisfaction as a result (28) .…”

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Effectiveness of mobile applications in pregnant women's adherence to prenatal consultations: randomized clinical trial

Souza

Santos

et al. 2021

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application for cell phones in the adherence of pregnant women to prenatal consultations. Method: a randomized controlled clinical trial, simple-blind with two parallel groups, conducted from January to December 2018. Data collection was carried out through a structured interview at the end of the third trimester of pregnancy. For analysis, Chi-Square and Mann-Whitney tests were used. The sample consisted of 88 pregnant women from 2 Family Health Strategies in Northeast Brazil. Participants were randomized into two groups: intervention (IG), who used the application, and control (CG), who attended prenatal consultations. Results: pregnant women who used the application (IG) attended a greater number of consultations when compared to participants in the CG, identifying a statistical difference between the groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: the application showed to be an effective health technology to improve adherence to prenatal care. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-74SNST.

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Improving the knowledge of pregnant women using a pre-eclampsia app: A controlled before and after study

Cited by 27 publications

References 24 publications

Use of Decision Support Tools to Empower Pregnant Women: Systematic Review

Use of Decision Support Tools to Empower Pregnant Women: Systematic Review

Co-Creation of Massive Open Online Courses to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Pregnant and Lactating Women

Effectiveness of mobile applications in pregnant women's adherence to prenatal consultations: randomized clinical trial

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