Acceptability and Ease of Use of an Educational Website among Women, Infants, and Children Program Participants in Puerto Rico: A Pilot Study.

Puerto Rico health sciences journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01
Maria G Kallis, Maribel Campos, Mary Helen-Mays, Cristina Palacios
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Objective: To evaluate a website for an educational intervention among participants of the Baby-Act Trial. Baby-Act is a community-based intervention to prevent infant obesity by promoting physical activity, sleep, and healthy eating behaviors in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program participants in Puerto Rico. The intervention was designed to be delivered through a mobile application, but after the study was launched, participants reported many difficulties, and an alternative educational platform was developed.

Methods: Participants of the WIC program completed a face-to-face structured interview consisting of several open-ended questions. After completing the interview, they were instructed on how to access the newly developed webpage and completed the lessons found therein. Then followed a survey that explored the overall experience.

Results: Nine participants were interviewed; they all agreed that the website was easy to access, registration was simple, and the webpage was clear; 8 were able to complete at least 1 lesson (1 participant had a very poor signal), and all 9 reported being confident in using the webpage and stated they would use it again.

Conclusion: The study participants found this website to be user-friendly and a viable alternative for future educational intervention delivery to WIC participants.

波多黎各妇女、婴儿和儿童项目参与者对教育网站的可接受性和易用性:一项试点研究。
目的:评估一个在婴儿法案试验参与者中进行教育干预的网站。《婴儿法案》是一项基于社区的干预措施,旨在通过促进波多黎各妇女、婴儿和儿童(WIC)项目参与者的身体活动、睡眠和健康饮食行为来预防婴儿肥胖。该干预措施旨在通过移动应用程序进行,但在研究启动后,参与者报告了许多困难,并开发了一个替代教育平台。方法:WIC项目的参与者完成了一次面对面的结构化访谈,包括几个开放式问题。在完成面试后,他们被指导如何访问新开发的网页,并完成了其中的课程。随后进行了一项调查,探讨了整体体验。结果:9名参与者接受了访谈;他们一致认为该网站易于访问,注册简单,网页清晰;8人能够完成至少1节课(1名参与者的信号非常差),所有9人都表示对使用该网页有信心,并表示他们将再次使用该网页。结论:研究参与者发现该网站用户友好,是未来向WIC参与者提供教育干预的可行替代方案。
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