Moulaei Khadijeh, Bahaadinbeigy Kambiz, Ghaffaripour Zahra, Ghaemi Mohammad Mehdi
PhD Candidate, Student Research Committee, Department of Health Information Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Informatics. Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
J Biomed Phys Eng. 2021 Aug 1;11(4):551-560. doi: 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.2103-1294. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Preeclampsia is one of the most common complications of pregnancy that is very difficult to control and manage during the outbreak of COVID-19. One way to control and manage this disease is to use self-care applications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to design and develop a mobile-based application to facilitate self-care for women, who suffer from pregnancy poisoning in the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted in two stages: In the first stage, according to the opinion of 20 obstetricians and pregnant women, a needs assessment was performed. In the second stage, based on the identified needs, the application prototype was designed and then evaluated. For evaluation, 20 pregnant women were asked to use the application for 10 days. QUIS questionnaire version 5.5 was used for evaluation. Descriptive statistics and mann-whitney test in SPSS software version 23 were used for data analysis. Out of the 66 information needs that were identified via the questionnaire, 58 were considered in designing the application. Features of the designed application were placed in 5 categories: User's profile, lifestyle, disease prevention and control, application capabilities and user's satisfaction. The capabilities of the application consist of introducing specialized COVID-19 medical centers, search for the location of medical centers and doctors' offices, drug management, drug allergies, self-assessment, stress reduction and control, nutrition and diet management, sleep management, doctor's appointment reminders, communication with other patients and physicians, application settings. Pregnant women rated the usability of the application at a good level. The designed application can reduce the anxiety and stress due to preeclampsia feel and also improve their knowledge as well as attitude towards the COVID-19 pandemic and preeclampsia.
子痫前期是妊娠最常见的并发症之一，在新冠疫情爆发期间极难控制和管理。控制和管理这种疾病的一种方法是使用自我护理应用程序。因此，本研究的目的是设计和开发一款基于移动设备的应用程序，以方便在新冠疫情期间患有妊娠中毒症的女性进行自我护理。本研究分两个阶段进行：在第一阶段，根据20位产科医生和孕妇的意见进行了需求评估。在第二阶段，根据确定的需求设计了应用程序原型，然后进行评估。为了进行评估，邀请20名孕妇使用该应用程序10天。使用QUIS问卷5.5版本进行评估。在SPSS 23版软件中使用描述性统计和曼-惠特尼检验进行数据分析。通过问卷确定的66项信息需求中，有58项在设计应用程序时被考虑。设计的应用程序功能分为5类：用户资料、生活方式、疾病预防与控制、应用功能和用户满意度。该应用程序功能包括介绍专门的新冠医疗中心、搜索医疗中心和医生办公室的位置、药物管理、药物过敏、自我评估、减压与控制、营养与饮食管理、睡眠管理、医生预约提醒、与其他患者和医生沟通、应用设置。孕妇对该应用程序的可用性评价良好。设计出的应用程序可以减轻子痫前期带来的焦虑和压力，还能提高她们对新冠疫情和子痫前期的认识及态度。
