PretermConnect: Leveraging mobile technology to mitigate social disadvantage in the NICU and beyond.

Autor: Jani SG; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Nguyen AD; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States., Abraham Z; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Scala M; Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA, United States., Blumenfeld YJ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Morton J; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Emerita, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United States., Nguyen M; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Ma J; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Hsing JC; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Moiwa-Grant M; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States., Profit J; Perinatal Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States; California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, Palo Alto, CA, United States., Wang CJ; Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, and Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States. Electronic address: cjwang1@stanford.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Seminars in perinatology [Semin Perinatol] 2021 Jun; Vol. 45 (4), pp. 151413. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151413
Abstrakt: Preterm birth (PTB) - delivery prior to 37-weeks gestation - disproportionately affects low-income and minority populations and leads to substantial infant morbidity and mortality. The time following a PTB represents an optimal window for targeted interventions that encourage mothers to prioritize their own health and that of their babies. Healthcare teams can leverage digital strategies to address maternal and infant needs in this postpartum period, both in the neonatal intensive care unit and beyond. We therefore developed PretermConnect, a mobile app designed to educate, engage, and empower women at risk for PTB. This article describes the participant-centered design approach of PretermConnect, with preliminary findings from focus groups and co-design sessions in different community settings and suggested future directions for mobile technologies in population health. Apps such as PretermConnect can mitigate social disadvantage by serving as remote monitoring tools, providing social support, preventing recurrent PTB and lowering infant mortality rates.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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