Midwives', Obstetricians', and Recently Delivered Mothers' Perceptions of Remote Monitoring for Prenatal Care: Retrospective Survey
| Autor: | Valerie Storms, Inge M Thijs, Dorien Lanssens, Lars Grieten, Joy Lodewijckx, Wilfried Gyselaers, Thijs Vandenberk, Tessa Peeters |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics media_common.quotation_subject remote monitoring gestational hypertensive diseases questionnaires monitoring ambulatory hypertension pregnancy-induced surveys and questionnaires Mothers Health Informatics 02 engineering and technology Prenatal care Midwifery Likert scale Patient safety Pregnancy Retrospective survey Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Humans Retrospective Studies media_common Original Paper business.industry Prenatal Care medicine.disease Obstetrics Increased risk Family medicine Female Patient Safety business monitoring ambulatory hypertension pregnancy-induced |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| Popis: | Background: The Pregnancy Remote Monitoring (PREMOM) study enrolled pregnant women at increased risk of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and investigated the effect of remote monitoring in addition to their prenatal follow-up. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the perceptions and experiences of remote monitoring among mothers, midwives, and obstetricians who participated in the PREMOM study. Methods: We developed specific questionnaires for the mothers, midwives, and obstetricians addressing 5 domains: (1) prior knowledge and experience of remote monitoring, (2) reactions to abnormal values, (3) privacy, (4) quality and patient safety, and (5) financial aspects. We also questioned the health care providers about which issues they considered important when implementing remote monitoring. We used a 5-point Likert scale to provide objective scores. It was possible to add free-text feedback at every question. Results: A total of 91 participants completed the questionnaires. The mothers, midwives, and obstetricians reported positive experiences and perceptions of remote monitoring, although most of them had no or little prior experience with this technology. They supported a further rollout of remote monitoring in Belgium. Nearly three-quarters of the mothers (34/47, 72%) did not report any problems with taking the measurements at the required times. Almost half of the mothers (19/47, 40%) wanted to be contacted within 3 to 12 hours after abnormal measurement values, preferably by telephone. Conclusions: Although most of midwives and obstetricians had no or very little experience with remote monitoring before enrolling in the PREMOM study, they reported, based on their one-year experience, that remote monitoring was an important component in the follow-up of high-risk pregnancies and would recommend it to their colleagues and pregnant patients. This study was part of the Limburg Clinical Research Program UHasselt-Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg-Jessa, supported by the foundation Limburg Sterk Merk, the province of Limburg, the Flemish government, Hasselt University, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, and Jessa Hospital. |
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