Digital health technologies for high-risk pregnancy management: three case studies using Digilego framework

Author:

Myneni Sahiti1,Zingg Alexandra1,Singh Tavleen1,Ross Angela1ORCID,Franklin Amy1,Rogith Deevakar1,Refuerzo Jerrie2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Clinical and Health Informatics at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, TX 77030, United States

2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, TX 77030, United States

Abstract

Abstract Objective High-risk pregnancy (HRP) conditions such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), hypertension (HTN), and peripartum depression (PPD) affect maternal and neonatal health. Patient engagement is critical for effective HRP management (HRPM). While digital technologies and analytics hold promise, emerging research indicates limited and suboptimal support offered by the highly prevalent pregnancy digital solutions within the commercial marketplace. In this article, we describe our efforts to develop a portfolio of digital products leveraging advances in social computing, data science, and digital health. Methods We describe three studies that leverage core methods from Digilego digital health development framework to (1) conduct large-scale social media analysis (n = 55 301 posts) to understand population-level patterns in women’s needs, (2) architect a digital repository to enable women curate HRP related information, and (3) develop a digital platform to support PPD prevention. We applied a combination of qualitative coding, machine learning, theory-mapping, and programmatic implementation of theory-linked digital features. Further, we conducted preliminary testing of the resulting products for acceptance with sample of pregnant women for GDM/HTN information management (n = 10) and PPD prevention (n = 30). Results Scalable social computing models using deep learning classifiers with reasonable accuracy have allowed us to capture and examine psychosociobehavioral drivers associated with HRPM. Our work resulted in two digital health solutions, MyPregnancyChart and MomMind are developed. Initial evaluation of both tools indicates positive acceptance from potential end users. Further evaluation with MomMind revealed statistically significant improvements (P < .05) in PPD recognition and knowledge on how to seek PPD information. Discussion Digilego framework provides an integrative methodological lens to gain micro-macro perspective on women’s needs, theory integration, engagement optimization, as well as subsequent feature and content engineering, which can be organized into core and specialized digital pathways for women engagement in disease management. Conclusion Future works should focus on implementation and testing of digital solutions that facilitate women to capture, aggregate, preserve, and utilize, otherwise siloed, prenatal information artifacts for enhanced self-management of their high-risk conditions, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes.

Funder

National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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