Evaluating Mobile Information Apps for Parents of Preterm Infants After Hospital Discharge: Systematic App Review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Mobile apps offer limited information for parents of preterm infants after hospital discharge. Future app development should focus on comprehensive, understandable content addressing parental needs for better infant care.
Area Of Science
- Neonatal care
- Digital health
- Parental education
Background
- Parents of preterm infants require accessible, reliable information post-hospital discharge to build confidence and autonomy in infant care.
- Key information needs include prematurity-related topics like crying, feeding, sleeping, general health, and neuromotor development.
- Existing information sources are often difficult for parents to find and comprehend, highlighting the potential of mobile applications.
Purpose Of The Study
- To systematically identify mobile applications designed for parents of preterm infants during the post-hospital discharge period.
- To critically evaluate the identified apps for their content relevance, overall quality, and the understandability and actionability of the information provided.
Main Methods
- Systematic searches were conducted in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Google, supplemented by a PubMed literature search.
- Apps were included if they offered information for parents on prematurity-related topics relevant to the post-discharge phase.
- App quality was assessed using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), and information understandability/actionability was measured with the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Materials (PEMAT-AV).
Main Results
- Out of 196 initially screened apps, 9 English-language apps met the inclusion criteria for the review.
- The post-discharge information constituted a minor part of the apps' content, with common topics including vaccinations, follow-up, feeding, and home oxygen use.
- Only one app ('MyPreemie app') achieved a good overall quality score (MARS); 7 apps were rated acceptable. High understandability (PEMAT-AV) was found in 4 apps, and high actionability in 6. No Dutch apps were identified.
Conclusions
- The availability of mobile information apps for parents of preterm infants post-discharge is currently insufficient and lacks comprehensiveness.
- Essential parental-identified topics such as infant crying, diapering, and parental well-being are frequently omitted.
- Future app development should prioritize creating more relevant, understandable, and actionable content tailored to the specific needs of parents managing preterm infants at home.
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