Zingg Alexandra, Carter Laura, Rogith Deevakar, Franklin Amy, Selvaraj Sudhakar, Refuerzo Jerrie, Myneni Sahiti
School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2021 May 27;281:979-983. doi: 10.3233/SHTI210324.
Digital technologies offer many opportunities to improve mental healthcare management for women seeking pre- and-postnatal care. They provide a discrete, practical medium that is well-suited for the sensitive nature of mental health. Women who are more prone to experiencing peripartum depression (PPD), such as those of low-socioeconomic background or in high-risk pregnancies, can benefit the most from such technologies. However, current digital interventions directed towards this population provide suboptimal support, and their responsiveness to end user needs is quite limited. Our objective is to understand the digital terrain of information needs for low-socioeconomic status women with high-risk pregnancies, specifically within the management of their mental health. This qualitative study consists of semi-structured focus groups and interviews with a sample of nineteen patients. A total of eleven core themes emerged from participant comments. Resulting themes highlighted the need for digital technologies that promote personalized care, a sense of community, and improved provider communication.
数字技术为改善寻求产前和产后护理的女性的精神卫生保健管理提供了诸多机会。它们提供了一种离散、实用的媒介，非常适合心理健康的敏感性质。更容易经历围产期抑郁症（PPD）的女性，如社会经济背景较低或处于高危妊娠的女性，能从这类技术中获益最多。然而，目前针对这一人群的数字干预提供的支持并不理想，而且它们对终端用户需求的响应相当有限。我们的目标是了解高危妊娠的低社会经济地位女性的信息需求的数字领域，特别是在她们的心理健康管理方面。这项定性研究包括对19名患者样本进行的半结构化焦点小组讨论和访谈。参与者的评论共产生了11个核心主题。由此产生的主题强调了对促进个性化护理、社区感和改善医患沟通的数字技术的需求。
