Developing and evaluating a prototype public health mobile app on the UK NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI:10.1080/17453054.2022.2037409

E. Jones, M. Poyade, O. Varsou

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Abstract

Abstract Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) are asymptomatic with advanced age and male sex being risk factors. Due to their significant mortality rate, the NHS AAA Screening programme was introduced in 2012. However, this is not as well-supported compared to other programmes. When it comes to AAA and its screening, health information is also available from different sources potentially leading to confusion. Based on this, our aim was to develop a prototype mobile application on AAA and its screening, centralising all key information, for the general public. Another aim was to assess the app’s usability and impact (i.e. users’ perceptions about screening attendance and knowledge of AAA). 24 participants completed a pre-app questionnaire followed by app testing and a post-app questionnaire. Ethical approval was granted from the Glasgow School of Art. 75% of participants had never heard of AAA and 92% had never heard of its screening. After app use, the participants’ AAA knowledge significantly increased (Z = −4.318, p < 0.001). App use and opinion of screening attendance were also statistically associated (X 1[1, n = 24] = 6.857, p < 0.05). The app’s usability was rated positively in the USE questionnaire. Research is needed on public health apps regarding their impact on screening uptake and public knowledge.

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开发和评估英国国家医疗服务体系腹主动脉瘤筛查项目的原型公共卫生移动应用程序

摘要腹主动脉瘤（AAA）是无症状的，高龄和男性是危险因素。由于他们的死亡率很高，2012年引入了NHS AAA筛查计划。然而，与其他方案相比，这一方案没有得到很好的支持。当涉及到AAA及其筛查时，还可以从不同的来源获得健康信息，这可能会导致混乱。基于此，我们的目标是开发一个基于AAA的原型移动应用程序及其筛选，为公众集中所有关键信息。另一个目的是评估应用程序的可用性和影响（即用户对放映出勤率的看法和AAA的知识）。24名参与者完成了应用前问卷，然后是应用测试和应用后问卷。格拉斯哥艺术学院给予了伦理认可。75%的参与者从未听说过AAA，92%的参与者从未听说过它的筛选。使用应用程序后，参与者的AAA知识显著增加（Z=-4.318，p < 0.001）。应用程序的使用和对筛查出勤率的看法也具有统计学相关性（X 1[1，n = 24] = 6.857，p < 0.05）。该应用程序的可用性在USE问卷中得到了积极评价。需要对公共卫生应用程序进行研究，了解其对筛查接受和公众知识的影响。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.