The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval
Mobile eHealth apps are becoming increasingly important tools in healthcare management, capable of providing education and support at any time. There is little knowledge about surgical patients’ appreciation and use of these apps. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a user-friend...
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| author | Magdalena Görtz Antonia Wendeborn Michael Müller Markus Hohenfellner |
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| description | Mobile eHealth apps are becoming increasingly important tools in healthcare management, capable of providing education and support at any time. There is little knowledge about surgical patients’ appreciation and use of these apps. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a user-friendly medical app (PIA; Patient Information Assistant) for providing individual patient information before and after inpatient urological surgery. Twenty-two patients aged 35 to 75 years were provided with timely information, push notifications, and personalized agendas (e.g., date of presentation, time of surgery, time of doctor’s consultation, imaging appointment) via the PIA app. Of the 22 patients, 19 evaluated the PIA app in terms of usage and usability, benefits, and potential for improvement. Of the study participants, 95% did not need any assistance to use the app, 74% confirmed that the PIA app made them feel better informed and more satisfied with their hospital stay, and 89% stated that they would like to re-use the PIA app and support the general use of medical apps in healthcare. Thus, we created an innovative digital health information tool, allowing targeted support for doctor–nurse–patient communication and offering great potential for patient support before and after surgery. Our study revealed that use of an app during the surgical hospital stay is readily accepted and benefits patients by acting as an additional informative tool. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-909760d87e61472e824a7aa8c9dba3222023-11-17T07:43:08ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-02-0111568210.3390/healthcare11050682The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient ApprovalMagdalena Görtz0Antonia Wendeborn1Michael Müller2Markus Hohenfellner3Department of Urology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyMedical Faculty, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 69117 Heidelberg, Germanymbits Imaging GmbH, 69115 Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyMobile eHealth apps are becoming increasingly important tools in healthcare management, capable of providing education and support at any time. There is little knowledge about surgical patients’ appreciation and use of these apps. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a user-friendly medical app (PIA; Patient Information Assistant) for providing individual patient information before and after inpatient urological surgery. Twenty-two patients aged 35 to 75 years were provided with timely information, push notifications, and personalized agendas (e.g., date of presentation, time of surgery, time of doctor’s consultation, imaging appointment) via the PIA app. Of the 22 patients, 19 evaluated the PIA app in terms of usage and usability, benefits, and potential for improvement. Of the study participants, 95% did not need any assistance to use the app, 74% confirmed that the PIA app made them feel better informed and more satisfied with their hospital stay, and 89% stated that they would like to re-use the PIA app and support the general use of medical apps in healthcare. Thus, we created an innovative digital health information tool, allowing targeted support for doctor–nurse–patient communication and offering great potential for patient support before and after surgery. Our study revealed that use of an app during the surgical hospital stay is readily accepted and benefits patients by acting as an additional informative tool.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/5/682electronic healthhospitalmedical appmobile healthsurgerytelemedicine |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Görtz Antonia Wendeborn Michael Müller Markus Hohenfellner The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval Healthcare electronic health hospital medical app mobile health surgery telemedicine |
| title | The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval |
| title_full | The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval |
| title_fullStr | The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval |
| title_short | The Mobile Patient Information Assistant (PIA) App during the Inpatient Surgical Hospital Stay: Evaluation of Usability and Patient Approval |
| title_sort | mobile patient information assistant pia app during the inpatient surgical hospital stay evaluation of usability and patient approval |
| topic | electronic health hospital medical app mobile health surgery telemedicine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/5/682 |
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