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A Developmental Evaluation of PumpMed: A Web Application Designed to Promote Pumping in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Bower Katie,
Burnette Tara,
Kortsmit Tim,
Wright Courtney,
Kavanagh Katie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1150.19
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , intervention (counseling) , neonatal intensive care unit , formative assessment , usability , population , qualitative research , focus group , medicine , nursing , psychology , medical education , pediatrics , computer science , environmental health , business , pedagogy , social science , human–computer interaction , marketing , sociology
PumpMed was developed in response to formative qualitative interviews (phase 1). Themes from these interviews shaped the development of the PumpMed prototype, with the goal of designing an intervention that meets the unique needs facing mothers of preterm infants. The primary focus of PumpMed is to provide an interactive platform where mothers can receive timely encouragement from breastfeeding specialists and have the ability to log pumping sessions electronically. Self‐monitoring is often the first approach when targeting maintenance or modification of specific behaviors. The targeted behavior for this intervention will be increased and continued pumping to establish and maintain the breast milk supply. The purpose of conducting a developmental evaluation is to assess any issues prior to implementation of the pilot intervention. Through a developmental evaluation we have been able to include changes and improvements suggested by potential users. This has assisted in helping us to better identify useful data from the target population. Participants are being recruited from phase 1 of the study (qualitative phase) and through local and state breastfeeding coalitions. English‐speaking mothers of preterm infants, who have since been discharged from the hospital, have access to the Internet (with a valid e‐mail address), are ≥18 years of age, and have any experience pumping for their preterm infant (mothers do not have to be currently pumping) are eligible to participate. At the time of study completion, the infant can be no more than two years of age. To date, 12 mothers have been enrolled in the study and completed a usability and acceptability questionnaire, which includes the Systems Usability Scale (SUS), a validated assessment tool, as well as open‐ended questions to solicit additional feedback. Recruitment will continue until approximately 20 mothers provide feedback. Preliminary results indicate that PumpMed scores are above average in usability on the SUS. In addition, the evaluation has also served to test out the application during development, leading to changes that improve the ease of use of PumpMed. Sample feedback, provided by mothers who have assessed the usability and acceptability of PumpMed confirms for us that we are meeting the target population's needs and will be used to direct continued development. Support or Funding Information UTK Office of Research SARIF Summer Assistantship