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Title :
Evaluation of Satisfaction With a Secure, Connected Mobile App for Women in Assisted Reproductive Technology Programs: Prospective Observational Study
Author(s) :
Plouvier, Pauline [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Marcilly, Romaric [Auteur]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694
Robin, Geoffroy [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Benamar, Chaymae [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
Robin, Camille [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Simon, Virginie [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Piau, Anne Sophie [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Cambay, Isabelle [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Schiro, Jessica [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
Decanter, Christine [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Marcilly, Romaric [Auteur]

Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694
Robin, Geoffroy [Auteur]

Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Benamar, Chaymae [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
Robin, Camille [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Simon, Virginie [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Piau, Anne Sophie [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Cambay, Isabelle [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Schiro, Jessica [Auteur]

Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
Decanter, Christine [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Journal title :
JMIR Human Factors
Abbreviated title :
JMIR Hum Factors
Volume number :
12
Pages :
e63570
Publisher :
JMIR Publications
Publication date :
2025-02-24
ISSN :
2292-9495
English keyword(s) :
mobile apps
mHealth
mobile health
assisted reproductive technologies
evaluation
satisfaction
reproduction
fertility
ovarian
stimulation
ease of use
usability
midwives
obstetrics
gynecology
mHealth
mobile health
assisted reproductive technologies
evaluation
satisfaction
reproduction
fertility
ovarian
stimulation
ease of use
usability
midwives
obstetrics
gynecology
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
English abstract : [en]
Background: Telemedicine has emerged rapidly as a novel and secure tool to deliver medical information and prescriptions. A secure, connected health care app (WiStim) has been developed in order to facilitate dialogue ...
Show more >Background: Telemedicine has emerged rapidly as a novel and secure tool to deliver medical information and prescriptions. A secure, connected health care app (WiStim) has been developed in order to facilitate dialogue between patients and the medical team during an ovarian stimulation cycle for medically assisted reproduction (MAR). Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the patients’ and midwives’ levels of satisfaction with the connected mobile app. Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational, single-center study at Lille University Hospital, France. From May 1 to July 31, 2021, all women undergoing ovarian stimulation started to receive their treatment advice through the mobile app. A total of 184 women were included and they filled out the 30-item Usefulness Satisfaction and Ease-of-Use (USE) questionnaire, which examines the users’ opinions in 4 dimensions: usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. The women also answered a series of closed and open questions. The 5 midwives in our assisted reproductive technology center filled out the French version of the 10-item System Usability Scale (SUS) when the app was implemented and then after 3 and 6 months of use. We also performed semistructured interviews with the midwives. Results: Overall, 183 women using the app completed the questionnaire. None refused to use the app, and 1 withdrew from the study. The mean scores for the four USE dimensions were all significantly greater than 4, that is, the middle of the response scale. The women liked the app’s ease of use, the access to tutorial videos, and the reminders about appointments and treatments. In particular, the women liked to be able to (re)read the information; this reassured them, might have reduced the number of missed appointments and treatments, and made them more independent during the day, especially when they were working. Some of the women regretted the loss of direct contact with the midwife. The mean SUS score was 76 (SD 13.54) at the start of the study, 75 (SD 17.16) after 3 months, and 84 (11.21) after 6 months. According to the adjective rating scale, these scores corresponded to good usability for the app. After the requisite training and a familiarization period, the midwives reported that using the app saved them 2 hours a day. The mobile app enabled better transmission of information and thus probably helped to decrease treatment errors. Conclusions: The WiStim connected mobile app is one of the first reliable, secure apps in the field of MAR. The app reassured the patients during the ovarian stimulation. Women and the medical team considered that the app was easy and intuitive to use. Given the growth in demand for MAR programs and the medical team’s workload, the time savings provided by the app constitute a nonnegligible advantage.Show less >
Show more >Background: Telemedicine has emerged rapidly as a novel and secure tool to deliver medical information and prescriptions. A secure, connected health care app (WiStim) has been developed in order to facilitate dialogue between patients and the medical team during an ovarian stimulation cycle for medically assisted reproduction (MAR). Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the patients’ and midwives’ levels of satisfaction with the connected mobile app. Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational, single-center study at Lille University Hospital, France. From May 1 to July 31, 2021, all women undergoing ovarian stimulation started to receive their treatment advice through the mobile app. A total of 184 women were included and they filled out the 30-item Usefulness Satisfaction and Ease-of-Use (USE) questionnaire, which examines the users’ opinions in 4 dimensions: usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. The women also answered a series of closed and open questions. The 5 midwives in our assisted reproductive technology center filled out the French version of the 10-item System Usability Scale (SUS) when the app was implemented and then after 3 and 6 months of use. We also performed semistructured interviews with the midwives. Results: Overall, 183 women using the app completed the questionnaire. None refused to use the app, and 1 withdrew from the study. The mean scores for the four USE dimensions were all significantly greater than 4, that is, the middle of the response scale. The women liked the app’s ease of use, the access to tutorial videos, and the reminders about appointments and treatments. In particular, the women liked to be able to (re)read the information; this reassured them, might have reduced the number of missed appointments and treatments, and made them more independent during the day, especially when they were working. Some of the women regretted the loss of direct contact with the midwife. The mean SUS score was 76 (SD 13.54) at the start of the study, 75 (SD 17.16) after 3 months, and 84 (11.21) after 6 months. According to the adjective rating scale, these scores corresponded to good usability for the app. After the requisite training and a familiarization period, the midwives reported that using the app saved them 2 hours a day. The mobile app enabled better transmission of information and thus probably helped to decrease treatment errors. Conclusions: The WiStim connected mobile app is one of the first reliable, secure apps in the field of MAR. The app reassured the patients during the ovarian stimulation. Women and the medical team considered that the app was easy and intuitive to use. Given the growth in demand for MAR programs and the medical team’s workload, the time savings provided by the app constitute a nonnegligible advantage.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CHU Lille
CHU Lille
Submission date :
2025-03-21T22:06:03Z
2025-03-31T13:58:00Z
2025-03-31T13:58:00Z
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