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A Feasibility Study of a Video-Based Application by Parents of Infants Born Full-Term and Preterm
Yu-Hsuan Tsai1, Yohanes Purwanto, Erick Chandra
1School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy (Ms Tsai, Dr Purwanto, Ms Hsieh, and Dr Jeng), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering (Mr Chandra, Mr Liao, and Dr Hsu), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics (Drs Tsao and Yen), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Liao), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Dr Chen), College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Artificial Intelligence, College of Intelligent Computing (Dr Hsu), Chang-Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Physical Therapy Centre (Dr Jeng), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Insights
Parental adherence to a video-based mobile app for infant motor assessments was influenced by medical history and family size. Medical issues and having no siblings improved app usage for uploading infant videos.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Mobile Health Technology
- Infant Development
Background:
- Mobile applications offer novel methods for remote health monitoring.
- Parental engagement is crucial for the success of mHealth interventions in pediatrics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate factors affecting the usability of a video-based mobile application for parents of full-term and preterm infants.
- To identify predictors of parental adherence to using the Baby Go app for uploading infant motor assessment videos.
Main Methods:
- A cohort of parents with full-term and preterm infants participated.
- Parents were instructed to upload home videos of their infants performing Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) items using the Baby Go app.
- Infant and socioenvironmental variables were analyzed for their association with app adherence.
Main Results:
- Over 67% of parents uploaded a significant number of videos (1406 total).
- Multivariate logistic regression identified medical issues and the number of children as significant factors influencing adherence.
- Parental adherence was positively associated with medical complications and negatively associated with having multiple children.
Conclusions:
- Medical issues in infants positively influenced parental adherence to using the video-upload app.
- Having no siblings (i.e., being an only child) also enhanced parental adherence to video uploading.
- These findings highlight the importance of considering parental medical history and family structure in designing and implementing mHealth tools for infant care.
Purpose:
To examine the factors that influence the usability of a video-based mobile application (app) by parents of infants born full-term and preterm.
Methods And Procedures:
This study enrolled 75 infants born full-term and 47 infants born preterm for the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) assessment at ages 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 months. Their parents were asked to upload home videos of AIMS items using the newly designed Baby Go app at ages 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 months. Information from the videos will be used for future artificial intelligence modeling. Infant and socioenvironmental variables were examined as potential influencing factors.
Results:
Eighty-two parents (67.2%) uploaded 1406 home videos. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that medical issues and the number of children were significantly associated with parental adherence to app use.
Conclusions:
Medical issues and having no siblings enhanced parental adherence to video uploading via the app.
