Exploratory study of clinician and patient views regarding the use of a Preconception Care app for women with diabetes

Nwolise, Chidiebere, Carey, Nicola and Shawe, Jill (2020) Exploratory study of clinician and patient views regarding the use of a Preconception Care app for women with diabetes Health Informatics Journal, 1 (16).

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Abstract

Background: Women with diabetes are at increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Preconception care can minimise risk of complications and improve outcomes, but current provision is inadequate. Electronic health technology, particularly apps, could improve preconception care provision but research is lacking in this area. Aim: The aim of this paper is to explore the views and experiences of clinicians and women with diabetes regarding the use of a mobile app for preconception care. Method: An exploratory study was conducted. Data were collected using focus group and interviews with 19 participants, comprising 10 clinicians and 9 women with type 1 or 2 diabetes. Data were analysed thematically. Findings: Women with diabetes and clinicians highlighted the inadequacy and challenges of current preconception care service provision and expressed a high level of enthusiasm and interest, towards a preconception care app that could support preconception care delivery for women with diabetes and overcome barriers to preconception care service provision and uptake. Conclusion: The acceptability of mobile health technology to both women and clinicians creates an important opportunity to overcome existing barriers to service provision, delivery and uptake, and improve both maternal and fetal outcomes for women with diabetes.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Nwolise, Chidiebere Carey, Nicola N.Carey@surrey.ac.uk Shawe, Jill J.Shawe@surrey.ac.uk
Date :	28 May 2020
Funders :	Funds for Women Graduates
DOI :	10.1177/1460458220921707
Copyright Disclaimer :	© The Author(s) 2020. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Uncontrolled Keywords :	preconception care, women, education, diabetes mellitus, technology, smartphone, mobile applications.
Depositing User :	James Marshall
Date Deposited :	30 Jan 2020 16:07
Last Modified :	05 Jun 2020 09:15
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/853510

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