J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2018 Mar-Apr;58(2):191-198.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2017.11.003. Epub 2017 Dec 15.
A free mobile application (app), Know Your Numbers (KYN), was developed by student pharmacists to assist underserved community members to track their health numbers. The study objectives included creating a health app, implementing a pilot program, and analyzing the frequency of app use and perceptions of community members toward their health numbers, pharmacists, and health apps.
Student pharmacists recruited participants at the community clinics and health fairs organized in underserved communities of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
This study used a pre- and post-survey study design to compare perceptions before and after use of a health app. Eligible participants completed a 22-item pre-survey that assessed understanding of their health numbers, previous health app use, and perceptions of pharmacists.
Frequency of app use and change in perceptions of community members toward health numbers, pharmacists, and health apps before and after enrolling in KYN were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed rank tests for matched pre- and post-surveys.
Thirty-three participants were enrolled for 56 days. African American participants (93.9%) earned less than $25,000 annually (56.7%). On average, participants had 3.98 interactions per week. Before using the mobile health app, 84.8% of users felt comfortable using a health app, but only 9% used one regularly. The post-survey response rate was 27.2% (n = 9). More participants agreed that a health app helped them to meet their health goals after the program (24.4% to 100%; P = 0.0006). More than 90% of participants agreed in both surveys that it is important to check their health numbers regularly and that they trust pharmacists to provide accurate information.
KYN is a novel mobile tool that promotes chronic disease self-management and the profession of pharmacy. These findings support the benefits of mobile health app's usability and its ability to assist in achieving personal health goals.
由学生药剂师开发的免费移动应用程序（应用程序），名为“了解您的数字”（KYN），旨在帮助服务不足的社区成员跟踪他们的健康数字。本研究的目的包括创建一个健康应用程序、实施试点计划，并分析应用程序的使用频率以及社区成员对他们的健康数字、药剂师和健康应用程序的看法。
学生药剂师在亚特兰大都会区服务不足社区组织的社区诊所和健康博览会上招募参与者。
本研究使用了预调查和后调查研究设计，比较了使用健康应用程序前后的看法。符合条件的参与者完成了一份 22 项的预调查，评估了他们对健康数字的理解、之前使用健康应用程序的情况以及对药剂师的看法。
使用描述性统计和配对预调查的 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验分析了社区成员在注册 KYN 前后使用应用程序的频率以及他们对健康数字、药剂师和健康应用程序的看法的变化。
33 名参与者登记参加了 56 天的研究。非洲裔美国参与者（93.9%）的年收入低于 25,000 美元（56.7%）。平均而言，参与者每周有 3.98 次互动。在使用移动健康应用程序之前，84.8%的用户表示使用健康应用程序感到舒适，但只有 9%的用户经常使用。后调查的回复率为 27.2%（n=9）。更多的参与者在项目后同意健康应用程序帮助他们实现健康目标（24.4%到 100%；P=0.0006）。在两次调查中，超过 90%的参与者都同意定期检查他们的健康数字很重要，并且他们信任药剂师提供准确的信息。
KYN 是一种新颖的移动工具，可促进慢性病自我管理和药学专业的发展。这些发现支持了移动健康应用程序可用性的优势及其帮助实现个人健康目标的能力。
