Redman Molly, Brian Jenny, Wang Dongwen
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2022 Feb 21;2021:1049-1058. eCollection 2021.
Lack of knowledge in highly efficient contraceptive methods led to low rates of adoption and misuse of these methods by young women. The existing online tools for contraceptive decisions have flaws. To address this critical need, we developed a prototype online contraception decision aid for college women. For this purpose, we conducted a focus group interview for needs assessment. We designed a scoring system to provide accurate and customized recommendations based on a user's preferences. We implemented the tool with specific functions to collect users' needs and preferences in selecting specific contraceptive methods, to present the customized recommendations, to provide side-by-side comparison of all contraceptive methods, and to recommend additional resources. Preliminary data seem to indicate positive evaluations of the tool. Future work is required to examine the generalizability of the findings and to have full implementations of the tool for real world use.
对高效避孕方法缺乏了解导致年轻女性采用这些方法的比例较低且存在滥用情况。现有的避孕决策在线工具存在缺陷。为满足这一关键需求，我们为大学女性开发了一款在线避孕决策辅助工具原型。为此，我们进行了焦点小组访谈以进行需求评估。我们设计了一个评分系统，根据用户偏好提供准确且定制化的建议。我们实现了该工具的特定功能，以收集用户在选择特定避孕方法时的需求和偏好、呈现定制化建议、对所有避孕方法进行并排比较，并推荐其他资源。初步数据似乎表明对该工具的评价积极。未来需要开展工作来检验研究结果的可推广性，并全面实施该工具以供实际使用。
