The NeoTree application: developing an integrated mHealth solution to improve quality of newborn care and survival in a district hospital in Malawi.

ABSTRACT: More than two-thirds of newborn lives could be saved worldwide if evidence-based interventions were successfully implemented. We developed the NeoTree application to improve quality of newborn care in resource-poor countries. The NeoTree is a fully integrated digital health intervention that combines immediate data capture, entered by healthcare workers (HCW) on admission, while simultaneously providing them with evidence-based clinical decision support and newborn care education. We conducted a mixed-methods intervention development study, codeveloping and testing the NeoTree prototype with HCWs in a district hospital in Malawi. Focus groups explored the acceptability and feasibility of digital health solutions before and after implementation of the NeoTree in the clinical setting. One-to

SUBMITTER: Crehan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340059 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature