Title | Development of mHealth applications for pre-eclampsia triage. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Dunsmuir, D, Payne, BA, Cloete, G, Petersen, C, Görges, M, Lim, J, von Dadelszen, P, Dumont, G, Ansermino, JM |
Journal | IEEE J Biomed Health Inform |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 1857-64 |
Date Published | 2014 Nov |
ISSN | 2168-2208 |
Keywords | Blood Pressure, Cell Phone, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Female, Humans, Medical Informatics Applications, Oximetry, PIERS, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Risk Assessment, Telemedicine, User-Computer Interface |
Abstract | The development of mobile applications for the diagnosis and management of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia is described. These applications are designed for use by community-based health care providers (c-HCPs) in health facilities and during home visits to collect symptoms and perform clinical measurements (including pulse oximeter readings). The clinical data collected in women with pre-eclampsia are used as the inputs to a predictive model providing a risk score for the development of adverse outcomes. Based on this risk, the applications provide recommendations on treatment, referral, and reassessment. c-HCPs can access patient records across multiple visits, using multiple devices that are synchronized using a secure Research Electronic Data Capture server. A unique feature of these applications is the ability to measure oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter connected to a smartphone (Phone Oximeter). The mobile health application development process, including challenges encountered and solutions are described. |
DOI | 10.1109/JBHI.2014.2301156 |
Alternate Journal | IEEE J Biomed Health Inform |
Citation Key | 497 |
PubMed ID | 25375683 |