scholarly journals Help in hand after traumatic events: a randomized controlled trial in health care professionals on the efficacy, usability, and user satisfaction of a self-help app to reduce trauma-related symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1717155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christianne A. I. van der Meer ◽  
Anne Bakker ◽  
Mirjam van Zuiden ◽  
Anja Lok ◽  
Miranda Olff
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Self Help

Popular diets

2011 ◽  
pp. 213-216
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Scientific Principles

This section is included to help orientate health-care professionals to diets that their patients may initiate or possibly seek advice about. It does not validate their efficacy. For many, evidence of benefit in the form of a randomized controlled trial is not available. However, the concerns, described below, about potential harm resulting from some diets are based on scientific principles....

scholarly journals Pregnant Women’s Attitudes Toward and Experiences With a Tablet Intervention to Promote Safety Behaviors in a Randomized Controlled Trial: Qualitative Study

10.2196/28680 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. e28680
Author(s):  
Bente Walter ◽  
Hege Indreboe ◽  
Mirjam Lukasse ◽  
Lena Henriksen ◽  
Lisa Garnweidner-Holme
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
At Home

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a global health problem. Women with low education and limited resources are more vulnerable, as are immigrant women. There is a lack of evidence on how health care professionals should communicate about and intervene against IPV during pregnancy. Earlier research has shown that when women manage digital questionnaires, they are more likely to disclose IPV. However, little is known about how women experience eHealth interventions with safety behaviors to prevent IPV. Objective The aim of this study was to explore pregnant women’s attitudes toward and experiences with a tablet intervention to promote safety behaviors in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in antenatal care. Methods Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 women who participated in the Safe Pregnancy Study. The Safe Pregnancy Study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) using a tablet intervention containing IPV questions and a film to promote safety behaviors. Six women from the intervention group and four women from the control group were recruited. The content was available in Norwegian, Somali, and Urdu. Five of the women participating in the interviews spoke Norwegian at home and five spoke another language. The majority of the women who did not speak Norwegian at home perceived themselves as relatively well integrated. The interviews were conducted at different maternal and child health centers (MCHCs) in Norway between March 2020 and June 2020. The analysis was guided by thematic analysis. Results Women who participated in the tablet intervention appreciated being asked questions about IPV on a tablet. However, it was important to supplement the tablet intervention with face-to-face communication with a midwife. The MCHC was regarded as a suitable place to answer questions and watch a film about safety behaviors. Women suggested making the tablet intervention available in other settings where women meet health care professionals. Some women expressed uncertainty about their anonymity regarding their answers in the questionnaire. We found no real differences between ethnic Norwegian and immigrant women’s attitudes toward and experiences with the tablet intervention. Conclusions Questions about IPV and a film about safety behaviors on a tablet, as a supplement to face-to-face communication, might initiate and facilitate communication about IPV in antenatal care. Uncertainty regarding anonymity has to be addressed when questions about IPV are being asked on a tablet. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03397277; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03397277

scholarly journals Pregnant Women’s Attitudes Toward and Experiences With a Tablet Intervention to Promote Safety Behaviors in a Randomized Controlled Trial: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bente Walter ◽  
Hege Indreboe ◽  
Mirjam Lukasse ◽  
Lena Henriksen ◽  
Lisa Garnweidner-Holme
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
At Home

BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a global health problem. Women with low education and limited resources are more vulnerable, as are immigrant women. There is a lack of evidence on how health care professionals should communicate about and intervene against IPV during pregnancy. Earlier research has shown that when women manage digital questionnaires, they are more likely to disclose IPV. However, little is known about how women experience eHealth interventions with safety behaviors to prevent IPV. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore pregnant women’s attitudes toward and experiences with a tablet intervention to promote safety behaviors in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in antenatal care. METHODS Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 women who participated in the Safe Pregnancy Study. The Safe Pregnancy Study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) using a tablet intervention containing IPV questions and a film to promote safety behaviors. Six women from the intervention group and four women from the control group were recruited. The content was available in Norwegian, Somali, and Urdu. Five of the women participating in the interviews spoke Norwegian at home and five spoke another language. The majority of the women who did not speak Norwegian at home perceived themselves as relatively well integrated. The interviews were conducted at different maternal and child health centers (MCHCs) in Norway between March 2020 and June 2020. The analysis was guided by thematic analysis. RESULTS Women who participated in the tablet intervention appreciated being asked questions about IPV on a tablet. However, it was important to supplement the tablet intervention with face-to-face communication with a midwife. The MCHC was regarded as a suitable place to answer questions and watch a film about safety behaviors. Women suggested making the tablet intervention available in other settings where women meet health care professionals. Some women expressed uncertainty about their anonymity regarding their answers in the questionnaire. We found no real differences between ethnic Norwegian and immigrant women’s attitudes toward and experiences with the tablet intervention. CONCLUSIONS Questions about IPV and a film about safety behaviors on a tablet, as a supplement to face-to-face communication, might initiate and facilitate communication about IPV in antenatal care. Uncertainty regarding anonymity has to be addressed when questions about IPV are being asked on a tablet. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03397277; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03397277

scholarly journals Health Care Professionals� Attitudes Toward, and Experiences of Using, a Culture-Sensitive Smartphone App for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Garnweidner-Holme ◽  
Therese Hoel Andersen ◽  
Mari Wastvedt Sando ◽  
Josef Noll ◽  
Mirjam Lukasse
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Blood Sugar ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Randomized Controlled

BACKGROUND The increasing prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among women of different ethnic backgrounds provides new challenges for health care professionals, who often find it difficult to provide information about the management of this disease to such individuals. Mobile health (mHealth) may act as a useful tool for blood sugar control and care process enhancement. However, little is known about health care professionals’ experiences and attitudes toward the use of mHealth for women with GDM. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore how health care professionals perceived the provision of care to pregnant women who managed their GDM using the culture-sensitive Pregnant+ app in a randomized controlled trial. METHODS Individual interviews with 9 health care professionals providing care for women with GDM were conducted. Braun and Clark’s method of thematic content analysis inspired the analysis. This study included health care professionals who were primarily responsible for providing care to participants with GDM in the Pregnant+ randomized controlled trial at 5 diabetes outpatient clinics in Oslo, Norway. RESULTS Health care professionals perceived mHealth, particularly the Pregnant+ app, as an appropriate tool for the care of women with GDM, who were described as individuals comprising a heterogeneous, motivated group that could be easily approached with health-related information. Some participants reported challenges with respect to provision of advice to women with different food cultures. The advantages of the Pregnant+ app included provision of information that women could access at home, the information provided being perceived as trustworthy by health care professionals, the culture sensitivity of the app, and the convenience for women to register blood sugar levels. Technical problems, particularly those associated with the automatic transfer of blood glucose measurements, were identified as the main barrier to the use of the Pregnant+ app. Strict inclusion criteria and the inclusion of participants who could not speak Norwegian were the main challenges in the recruitment process for the randomized controlled trial. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study suggest that mHealth is a useful tool to enhance the care provided by health care professionals to women with GDM. Future mobile apps for the management of GDM should be developed by a trustworthy source and in cooperation with health care professionals. They should also be culture sensitive and should not exhibit technical problems.

scholarly journals An Intervention to Increase Situational Awareness and the Culture of Mutual Care (Foco) and Its Effects During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Qualitative Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa H. Kozasa ◽  
Shirley S. Lacerda ◽  
Monica Aparecida Polissici ◽  
Roseli da Silva Coelho ◽  
Gedeon da Silva Farias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Mutual Care

Situational awareness is especially important to decision-making in health care. Comprehending the situation is crucial for anticipating any change in the environment and delivering optimal care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a training to increase situational awareness and mutual care designed for health care workers (FoCo) in a randomized controlled trial with additional qualitative analysis. We also investigated the perception of the training for the COVID-19 pandemic moment, in May 2020, almost 6 months after we finished the data collection at the Emergency Care Unit, which became a COVID-19 treatment reference for the care of a population depending on the public health system, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We conclude that FoCo training can be an important instrument for health care professionals both in times of pandemic and “normal times,” to increase situational awareness, the culture of mutual care and decrease the possibility of occupational injuries and illnesses.

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