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An Innovative Mobile Health System to Improve and Standardize Antenatal Care Among Underserved Communities: A Feasibility Study in an Italian Hosting Center for Asylum Seekers
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 20:1128-1136
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Innovative migrant-friendly tools are needed to assist health personnel manage the high number of pregnancies within reception centers. This study tests functionality and acceptability of a new mHealth system in providing antenatal care amongst migrants. The study, carried out between 2014 and 2016, involved 150 pregnant women residing in the largest European migrant reception center in Sicily. A ticket tracking system assessed the system's functionality and a questionnaire assessed women's acceptability. The system facilitated the collection of clinical data, enabling the creation of electronic patient records and identifying 10% of pregnancies as high-risk. The application's digital format increased health providers' adherence to antenatal-care recommendations, while the graphic interface facilitated women's engagement and retention of the health education modules. The study recorded a 91.9% patient satisfaction rate. The system was efficient in providing comprehensive and high-quality antenatal care amongst migrants, facilitating the continuity of care for a population undergoing frequent relocations.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Telemedicine
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Population
Medically Underserved Area
Antenatal care
Prenatal care
Migrants
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Patient Education as Topic
Nursing
Pregnancy
medicine
Electronic Health Records
Humans
Mobile health
030212 general & internal medicine
Medical History Taking
education
Sicily
mHealth
Quality of Health Care
Refugees
education.field_of_study
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Public health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Prenatal Care
Mobile Applications
Feasibility Studies
Female
Socioeconomic Factors
Patient Satisfaction
Ticket
Health education
Public Health
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15571920 and 15571912
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8ad90bb797d48f542b1d5fac6f12bb51