BACKGROUND
The popularity of mHealth technology has resulted in the development of numerous applications for almost every type of self-improvement or disease management. M- and e-health solutions for increasing awareness about and safety around partner violence is no exception.
OBJECTIVE
These applications allow women to control access to these resources and provide unlimited, and with the right design features, safe access when these resources are needed. Few applications, however, have been designed in close collaboration with intended users to ensure relevance and effectiveness.
METHODS
We report here on the design of a pair of evidence-based m- and e-health applications to facilitate early identification of unsafe relationship behaviors and tailored safety planning to reduce harm from violence including the methods by which we collaborated with and sought input from population of intended users.
RESULTS
The demographic characteristics of those who participated in the various surveys and interviews to inform the development of our screening and safety-decision support app are presented in (Table 2).
CONCLUSIONS
Finally, we share challenges we faced and lessons learned that might inform future design efforts of m- and e-health evidence-based applications.
Lessons Learned from the Development of Health Applications in a Tertiary Hospital
