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ArticleInternational journal of telemedicine and applications2016

Qualitative Assessment of the Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability of a Mobile Client Data App for Community-Based Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Care in Rural Ghana.

Jessica D Rothstein, Larissa Jennings, Anitha Moorthy, Fan Yang, Lisa Gee, Karen Romano, David Hutchful, Alain B Labrique, Amnesty E LeFevre

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Article in International journal of telemedicine and applications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica D RothsteinDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E5030, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room 5635, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8503-2233
Larissa JenningsDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E5030, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room 5635, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Anitha MoorthyGrameen Foundation, No. 25 Labone Crescent, Accra, Ghana.
Fan YangDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E5030, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Lisa GeeDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E5030, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Karen RomanoGrameen Foundation, No. 25 Labone Crescent, Accra, Ghana.
David HutchfulGrameen Foundation, No. 25 Labone Crescent, Accra, Ghana.
Alain B LabriqueDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E5030, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room 5635, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Amnesty E LeFevreDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E5030, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room 5635, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USGrameen Foundation · US

Funding

Integrating Microenterprise and Behavioral Economics for HIV Prevention in African-American Young AdultsK01MH107310 · NIMH · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI JENNINGS MAYO-WILSON, LARISSA · 2015 to 2019
$848k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH107310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mobile phone applications may enhance the delivery of critical health services and the accuracy of health service data. Yet, the opinions and experiences of frontline health workers on using mobile apps to track pregnant and recently delivered women are underreported. This evaluation qualitatively assessed the feasibility, usability, and acceptability of a mobile Client Data App for maternal, neonatal, and child client data management by community health nurses (CHNs) in rural Ghana. The mobile app enabled CHNs to enter, summarize, and query client data. It also sent visit reminders for clients and provided a mechanism to report level of care to district officers. Fourteen interviews and two focus groups with CHNs, midwives, and district health officers were conducted, coded, and thematically analyzed. Results indicated that the app was easily integrated into care, improved CHN productivity, and was acceptable due to its capacity to facilitate client follow-up, data reporting, and decision-making. However, the feasibility and usability of the app were hindered by high client volumes, staff shortages, and software and device challenges. Successful integration of mobile client data apps for frontline health workers in rural and resource-poor settings requires real-time monitoring, program investments, and targeted changes in human resources.

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PMID28070186
PMCPMC5192299
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