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Mobile Self-Help Tool for Health Tracking During Pregnancy

Utilizing mobile technology to track wellness, weight, activity, food intake, and provide motivational feedback for pregnant women. Developed Android application with focus on usability and design. Recommendations for further testing and expansion.

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Mobile Self-Help Tool for Health Tracking During Pregnancy

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  1. Major Qualifying Project March 4th, 2011 Evan Duderewicz Brendan Harris Thomas Jenkins Ken Miyauchi Michael Ng Advisors: Professors BengisuTulu & Emmanuel Agu Sponsors: Dr. Tiffany Moore & Dr. Milagros Rosal

  2. Agenda • Problem Statement • Project Goals and Objectives • Application Demo • Methodology • System Architecture & Implementation • Results and Conclusions • Recommendations

  3. Problem • Low-adherence to GWG guidelines • Current paper book solution • Tedious • Error prone • Adherence is difficult

  4. Project Goals Use mobile technology to: Our Solution: Mobile Self Help Tool

  5. Solution Overview • Wellness Tracking • Weight • Activity • Food Intake • Chart Progress and Give Feedback • Motivational Reminders • Information Library

  6. Video of Application • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE9LiJxiRY4

  7. Methodology Software Development Methodology Evaluation methodology

  8. Sprints (1-3)

  9. Sprints (4-6)

  10. System Design Controller Model View

  11. System Architecture Nutrition Tracking Component Google Health Client Feedback Engine Activity Tracking Component Weight Tracking Component Database Component Reminders Component Information Library

  12. Some title1 Some title2 Some title3 Weight Feedback Engine Pre-Pregnancy BMI Week # You care gaining too much weight! You are not gaining enough weight! You are doing great! GWG Calculate GWG Trajectory Feedback Engine

  13. Some title1 Some title2 Some title3 Food Feedback Engine BMI Get recommended amount of fruits, vegetables, grains Daily Food Intake >= x cups of fruits >= x ounces of grains >= x sweets desserts, ice cream >= x cups of vegetables Same vegetable or fruit over extended period of time No Yes No No Yes You should eat more fruits. Give some examples. You should eat more grains. Give some examples. You should eat more vegetables. Give some examples. Consider healthy alternatives to sweets and desserts… It is recommended you eat a variety of vegetables.

  14. Some title1 Some title2 Some title3 Activity Feedback Engine Daily Exercises Time Feedback Engine Exercise Time < 30 mins Exercise Time >= 30 mins You are doing great! Keep it up! You should try exercising more!

  15. Final Products • Mom-O-meter Android application • Source code and documentation • User manual • Final report • AMIA Poster

  16. Results and Conclusions • Developed a fully functional Android application • Developed measure to assess general acceptance of application usability and design • Conducted focus groups and interviews to generate feedback, future development possibilities and recommended changes • Built the framework for a more comprehensive pregnancy application

  17. Recommendations • Further test the application to evaluate the effectiveness (i.e. clinical trials) • Expand feature set • More customizable • Wellness data reports • Integration with provider information systems • Evolve the nutritional component • Turn into a more comprehensive pregnancy application

  18. Acknowledgements • Umass Medical School • Dr. Tiffany Moore • Dr. Milagros Rosal • Worcester Polytechnic Institute • Professor BengisuTulu • Professor Emmanuel Agu

  19. Questions and Discussion

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