Development of Text Messages for Mobile Health Education to Promote Diabetic Retinopathy Awareness and Eye Care Behavior Among Indigenous Women

Umaefulam, Valerie; Premkumar, Kalyani

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03649-2_11

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“…The content was developed in four major stages: "content selection, participant input, review and refining of messages, and pre-testing with a sample of the participants" (33). Details of the content development process have been published previously in Umaefulam and Premkumar (2018) (33). In alignment with SDT, messages were worded in a way to increase confidence, encourage, and motivate participants to make informed health decisions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also, in line with the values of the medicine wheel, messages addressed aspects of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. The messages consisted of "informational/educational, reminder, and motivational/support messages" (33).…”

Section: Content Development Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

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Impact of mobile health in diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behavior among Indigenous women

Umaefulam

Premkumar

2020

mHealth

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Background: Diabetes is increasingly widespread among Indigenous people, and diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetes eye complication and a common cause of vision loss among adults in Canada. Indigenous women have a high risk of diabetes which increases their risk for DR. This study explored utilizing mobile health (mHealth) via text messages to provide DR awareness and improve diabetic-eye care behavior. This study identified the changes in DR awareness and eye care behavior due to a mHealth education intervention among Indigenous women with or at risk of diabetes.Methods: A pre-post study which adopted an embedded concurrent mixed methods approach guided by self-determination theory and the medicine wheel. Study participants were First Nations and Métis women living with or at risk of diabetes in Saskatoon, Canada. Data was collected via sharing circles and a DR knowledge, attitude, and practice survey. Pre-intervention participants' baseline information on DR knowledge and behavior were obtained from participants. After that, participants received daily text messages on diabetes-eye related information for 12 weeks. Post-intervention, the impact of the mHealth intervention on DR awareness and eye care behavior was assessed.Results: Following the intervention, the DR knowledge, attitude, and practice scores significantly improved. Individuals living with diabetes had increased DR attitude and practice post-scores compared to those at risk of diabetes. Older women had a lower pre-post change in practice scores compared to younger women. The mHealth intervention provided a holistic approach to support diabetes-eye care and empowered the study participants to eat healthily, take medication as prescribed, and have regular medical and eye check-ups. Conclusions:The mHealth education intervention increased DR awareness and fostered a change in diabetes-eye care behavior. Health information via text messaging can motivate, provide support, and empower individuals as well as prevent and manage chronic conditions and reduce the risk of complications.

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Section: Content Development Phasementioning

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Impact of mobile health in diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behavior among Indigenous women

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Premkumar

2020

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“…Introducing self-monitoring devices both at the rural subcenters and at home can facilitate the early detection and management of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy [102,103]. However, digital health should go beyond supporting medical care and oneway strategies [146] and focus on understanding and supporting indigenous women's wellbeing [51,89] accounting for the ethnic diversity and sociocultural and affective dimensions of health beyond language.…”

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Indigenous Women Managing Pregnancy Complications in Rural Ecuador

Verdezoto

Carpio-Arias²,

Carpio-Arias

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society

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Previous research has explored the potential use of digital health to support maternal health in the Global South highlighting the importance of understanding the socio-cultural context to inform system design. However, the experiences of indigenous women managing pregnancy complications in Latin America remain underexplored in HCI. We present a qualitative study with 25 indigenous pregnant women in an Ecuadorian rural community looking at their experiences during complications, their antenatal care visits and their access and use of technologies. Our findings highlight key barriers that hinder the use of antenatal care services and influence women's experiences managing complications. Based on the findings, we present opportunities for digital health centered on indigenous women to enhance antenatal care in rural Ecuador.

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Effect of text messages designed to change contact lens compliance: A randomised controlled trial

Samuels,

Keay,

Faasse

et al. 2024

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

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Development of Text Messages for Mobile Health Education to Promote Diabetic Retinopathy Awareness and Eye Care Behavior Among Indigenous Women

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Impact of mobile health in diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behavior among Indigenous women

Impact of mobile health in diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behavior among Indigenous women

Indigenous Women Managing Pregnancy Complications in Rural Ecuador

Effect of text messages designed to change contact lens compliance: A randomised controlled trial

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