Wanyama Conrad, Nagraj Shobhana, Muinga Naomi, Tuti Timothy, Edgcombe Hilary, Geniets Anne, Winters Niall, English Mike, Rossner Jakob, Paton Chris
KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya Medical Research Institute, 197 Lenana Place, P.O Box 43640-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, Oxford, England.
Adv Simul (Lond). 2022 Jan 10;7(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s41077-021-00197-7.
Neonatal mortality remains disproportionately high in sub-Saharan Africa partly due to insufficient numbers of adequately trained and skilled front-line health workers. Opportunities for improving neonatal care may result from upskilling frontline health workers using innovative technological approaches. This practice paper describes the key steps involved in the design, development and implementation of an innovative smartphone-based training application using an agile, human-centred design approach. The Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE) app is a three-dimension (3D) scenario-based mobile app for smartphones and is free to download. Two clinical modules are currently included with further scenarios planned. Whilst the focus of the practice paper is on the lessons learned during the design and development process, we also share key learning related to project management and sustainability plans, which we hope will help researchers working on similar projects.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区的新生儿死亡率仍然高得不成比例，部分原因是缺乏足够数量训练有素、技术熟练的一线卫生工作者。利用创新技术方法提升一线卫生工作者的技能，可能会带来改善新生儿护理的机会。本实践论文描述了使用敏捷、以人为本的设计方法，设计、开发和实施一款基于智能手机的创新培训应用程序所涉及的关键步骤。“紧急情况救生指南”（LIFE）应用程序是一款适用于智能手机的基于三维（3D）场景的移动应用程序，可免费下载。目前包括两个临床模块，并计划推出更多场景。虽然本实践论文的重点是设计和开发过程中吸取的经验教训，但我们也分享了与项目管理和可持续性计划相关的关键经验，希望能帮助从事类似项目的研究人员。
