Quality assessment of mobile applications on postpartum hemorrhage management.

OBJECTIVE: To assess mobile application quality on the management of postpartum hemorrhage available in the digital stores of the main operating systems. METHOD: A descriptive evaluative study, carried out from January to February 2023 on the App Store® and Google Play Store®. The Mobile Application Rating Scale was used to assess quality (engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information and subjective quality). Information extraction and assessment on postpartum hemorrhage was carried out using a table with information based on official documents, containing stratification, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS: Seven applications were included; of these, three were in English, six had an Android operating system. The quality mean was 3.88. The highest means were for functionality, reaching 5.0 (n = 6), and the lowest were for engagement, less than 3.0 (n = 4). The majority of applications presented less than 50% of the information on postpartum hemorrhage management. CONCLUSION: The applications assessed achieved an acceptable quality mean and, according to health organizations' current protocols, did not contain the necessary information for complete postpartum hemorrhage management.

Quality assessment of mobile applications on postpartum hemorrhage management / Evaluación de la calidad de aplicaciones móviles en el manejo de la hemorragia posparto / Avaliação da qualidade de aplicativos móveis sobre o manejo da hemorragia pós-parto

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess mobile application quality on the management of postpartum hemorrhage available in the digital stores of the main operating systems. Method: A descriptive evaluative study, carried out from January to February 2023 on the App Store® and Google Play Store®. The Mobile Application Rating Scale was used to assess quality (engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information and subjective quality). Information extraction and assessment on postpartum hemorrhage was carried out using a table with information based on official documents, containing stratification, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Results: Seven applications were included; of these, three were in English, six had an Android operating system. The quality mean was 3.88. The highest means were for functionality, reaching 5.0 (n = 6), and the lowest were for engagement, less than 3.0 (n = 4). The majority of applications presented less than 50% of the information on postpartum hemorrhage management. Conclusion: The applications assessed achieved an acceptable quality mean and, according to health organizations' current protocols, did not contain the necessary information for complete postpartum hemorrhage management.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de las aplicaciones móviles sobre el manejo de la hemorragia posparto disponibles en las tiendas digitales de los principales sistemas operativos. Método: Estudio de evaluación descriptivo, realizado de enero a febrero de 2023 en las tiendas digitales App Store® y Google Play Store®. Se utilizó la Escala de Calificación de Aplicaciones Móviles para evaluar la calidad (compromiso, funcionalidad, estética, información y calidad subjetiva). La extracción y evaluación de la información sobre la hemorragia posparto se realizó mediante una tabla con información basada en documentos oficiales, que contiene clasificación, prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento. Resultados: Se incluyeron siete aplicaciones; de ellos, tres estaban en inglés, seis tenían sistema operativo Android. El promedio de calidad fue 3,88. Los promedios más altos fueron para la funcionalidad, alcanzando 5,0 (n = 6), y los más bajos fueron para el compromiso, menos de 3,0 (n = 4). La mayoría de las solicitudes presentaron menos del 50% de la información sobre el manejo de la hemorragia posparto. Conclusión: Las aplicaciones evaluadas alcanzaron un promedio de calidad aceptable y, según los protocolos vigentes de las organizaciones de salud, no contenían la información necesaria para el manejo completo de la hemorragia posparto.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade dos aplicativos móveis sobre o manejo da hemorragia pós-parto disponíveis nas lojas digitais dos principais sistemas operacionais. Método: Estudo descritivo de avaliação, realizado de janeiro a fevereiro de 2023 nas lojas digitais App Store® e Google Play Store®. Foi utilizada a Mobile Application Rating Scale para avaliação da qualidade (engajamento, funcionalidade, estética, informação e qualidade subjetiva). A extração e a avaliação das informações sobre hemorragia pós-parto foram realizadas a partir de um quadro com informações baseadas em documentos oficiais, contendo a classificação, prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento. Resultados: Sete aplicativos foram incluídos; desses, três estavam em inglês, seis tinham sistema operacional Android. A média de qualidade foi de 3,88. As maiores médias foram da funcionalidade, alcançando 5,0 (n = 6), e as menores foram de engajamento, menos que 3,0 (n = 4). A maioria dos aplicativos apresentou menos de 50% das informações sobre o manejo de hemorragia pós-parto. Conclusão: Os aplicativos avaliados alcançaram média de qualidade aceitável e, conforme os protocolos vigentes das organizações de saúde, não continham as informações necessárias para o manejo completo da hemorragia pós-parto.

Advances in obstetric telemonitoring: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Obstetric telemonitoring can improve gestational care, reducing the need fortravel, and can be used in different contexts to enable early detection of complications and prevention of intercurrences, providing local intervention before hospitalization. OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to identify advances, contributions and limitations of obstetric telemonitoring using mobile technologies. METHODS: A systematic review was performed on the Pubmed, Medline, LILACS, Cochrane, Scielo, Embase, ACM Surveys, and IEEE databases, from 2008 to 2018. PRISMA and CASP were used to analyze methodological rigour. RESULTS: 26 papers were included. The majority of the studies related to pregnant women, prenatal care, high-risk pregnancies and homecare. Only 2 articles related to postpartum and none related to delivery. Among the technological resources, the articles presented smartphone applications, which interact with external telemonitoring devices (such as electrodes attached to the body and thermometers) or request information about maternal and / or fetal health status. Based on those devices, decision-making by health professionals is more reliable, since data is obtained by digital devices that have a greater accuracy. The variety of studies is enormous and achieve promising results. However, there are still important gaps to be addressed. Many studies only cover isolated aspects of maternal health, e.g. blood pressure, which somehow limits clinical decision-making. All authors have described concerns about usability, but not all of them had actually performed usability tests. Interventions through obstetric telemonitoring can be applied to a wide range of domains, at various levels of healthcare complexity. There are still few investments in studies in developing countries, where maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality are higher. CONCLUSION: The area of obstetrical telemonitoring has a great potential for contributing with better gestational outcomes, early detection of complications, prevention of intercurrences, providing local intervention even before hospitalization. Development of obstetric telemonitoring systems wich collect complete obstetric parameter integrated with the periods of childbirth and postpartum is recommended.

Can openEHR Represent the Clinical Concepts of an Obstetric-Specific EHR - ObsCare Software?

ObsCare is an obstetric-specific Electronic Health Record in use in nine Portuguese obstetric departments. Like other EHRs, it faces major challenges related to semantic interoperability and data quality. openEHR is proposed to address those needs. This study aimed to describe a summary representation of Obscare workflow and to validate whether archetypes in the openEHR Clinical Knowledge Manager repository can represent ObsCare clinical concepts. The study included the phases: a) ObsCare form selection; b) Description of the workflow care process; c) Detailed data extraction; and d) CKM models analysis. 379 variables were analyzed: 219 were fully represented in CKM repository; 99 were partially represented and needed archetype modification; and 61 were not represented and need new archetypes. To conclude, our study showed that the openEHR CKM repository requires further enhancements to be able to fully answer to the needs of an obstetric-specific EHR, the ObsCare software.

An Obstetric Application Architecture for Information, Diagnosis and Control of Diabetes in High Risk Pregnancy.

Hyperglycemia associated with pregnancy has been related to several unfavorable perinatal outcomes, as well as to the increase of incidence on future complications. Thus, the diagnosis of hyperglycemia in the pregnancy-puerperal context should be a global health concern. This article presents the development of a mobile application prototype which informs, imparts accurate diagnosis and provides tools for obstetric telemonitoring in women with pregnancy associated diabetes. After detailed analysis of the proposals for a new diagnostic strategy considering possible scarcity of resources, key elements were selected and inserted into the prototype, in order to cater for the most aspects and make it as thorough as possible. The application has been adapted to the Brazilian reality, however, having adjustments in compliance with international protocols, it has the potential to be used worldwide.

Prototype of Care Application for Obstetric Telemonitoring of Hypertensive Syndromes in High Risk Pregnancy.

This article describes the development of a prototype application for obstetric telemonitoring of hypertensive syndromes during pregnancy. A workflow was elaborated with the conduct for gestational hypertensive syndromes. Subsequently, prototyping was performed using Balsamiq. The prototype presents daily monitoring of blood pressure, signs and symptoms, displays accompanying charts, and generates alerts when there are changes to more or less the normal values, which are sent to the pregnant woman and the health professional.

Fatores associados ao aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida em um hospital amigo da criança / Factores asociados al alcance materno en la primera hora de vida en un hospital amigo del niño / Factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life in a baby-friendly hospital

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar os fatores associados à prática do aleitamento materno na primeira hora pós-parto. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, do tipo transversal, cuja amostra foi constituída por 244 puérperas internadas no Centro Obstétrico e Alojamento Conjunto do Hospital das Clínicas, Recife, Brasil. Resultados: a taxa de amamentação na primeira hora de vida foi de 28,7%. Dentre as variáveis sociodemográficas, nenhuma se apresentou como fator de proteção para a amamentação na primeira hora pós-parto com p-valor>0,05. Através do ajuste do modelo de Poisson final observou-se que os fatores associados a esta prática foram a presença do enfermeiro na sala de parto (p<0,001), o peso de recém-nascido ser igual ou maior que de três quilos (p 0,05) e o contato pele a pele entre mãe e filho (p 0,003). Conclusão: a amamentação, na primeira hora pós-parto, ficou aquém do recomendado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde, mesmo a instituição estudada sendo considerada como Hospital Amigo da Criança, e, que os principais fatores associados a esta prática foram o parto vaginal, enfermeiro prestador da assistência ao parto e o contato pele a pele entre mãe e filho.

RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar los factores asociados a la práctica de la lactancia materna en la primera hora posparto. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, del tipo transversal, cuya muestra fue constituida por 244 puérperas internadas en el Centro Obstétrico y Alojamiento Conjunto del Hospital de las Clínicas, Recife, Brasil. Resultados: la tasa de lactancia en la primera hora de vida fue de 28,7%. Entre las variables sociodemográficas, ninguna se presentó como factor de protección para la lactancia en la primera hora postparto con p-valor> 0,05. A través del ajuste del modelo de Poisson final se observó que los factores asociados a esta práctica fueron la presencia del enfermero en la sala de parto (p<0,001), el peso de recién nacido ser igual o mayor que de tres kilos (p 0,05) y el contacto piel a la piel entre madre e hijo (p 0,003). Conclusión: la lactancia, en la primera hora postparto, quedó por debajo de lo recomendado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud, incluso la institución estudiada siendo considerada como Hospital Amigo del Niño, y que los principales factores asociados a esta práctica fueron el parto vaginal, enfermero prestador de la asistencia al parto y el contacto piel a piel entre madre e hijo.

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the factors associated with the practice of breastfeeding in the first hour after delivery. Method: a quantitative cross-sectional study whose sample consisted of 244 postpartum women hospitalized at the Obstetric Wards and Rooming-in Wards at the Hospital das Clínicas, Recife, Brazil. Results: the rate of breastfeeding in the first hour of life was 28.7%. Among sociodemographic variables, not one presented a protective factor for breastfeeding in the first hour postpartum with p-value>0.05. By adjusting the final Poisson model, it was observed that the factors associated with this practice were the presence of the nurse in the delivery room (p <0.001), the weight of the newborn being equal to or greater than three kilos (p 0.05) and skin-to-skin contact between mother and child (p 0.003). Conclusion: in the first hour of life after delivery, the practice of breastfeeding fell short of what is recommended by the World Health Organization, despite the institution considered as a baby-friendly hospital. The main factors associated with this practice were vaginal delivery, the nurse, and skin-to-skin contact between mother and child.

Perfil da equipe de enfermagem e grau de satisfação em relação à usabilidade do prontuário eletrônico do paciente / Profile of the nursing team and level of satisfaction in relation to the usability of the electronic patient’s record

Objetivo: definir o perfil da equipe de Enfermagem e determinar o grau de satisfação em relação àusabilidade do prontuário eletrônico do paciente. Método: estudo descritivo, prospectivo, de coortetransversal, com abordagem quantitativa, com as equipes de Enfermagem usuárias do prontuário eletrônicodo paciente disponíveis em hospitais do complexo hospitalar do Recife/PE/Brasil. Este estudo teve o projetode pesquisa aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, protocolo279/09. Resultados: houve pouca convocação dos profissionais da equipe de Enfermagem na escolha doprontuário eletrônico. Em relação à impressão geral de facilidade ou dificuldade de uso do PEP, o Hospital Aobteve uma pontuação de 4, sendo considerado Muito bom, inferindo ser mais fácil a utilização do que o PEPutilizado no Hospital B. Conclusão: os PEP’s dos dois hospitais procuraram respeitar os princípios dausabilidade e foram bem avaliados na maioria das características, principalmente aquelas consideradas maisimportantes para os usuários.