Multi-lingual “Asthma APP” improves health knowledge of asthma among Australian First Nations carers of children with asthma
BackgroundAmong Australian First Nations people, asthma is associated with worse morbidity and mortality than non-First Nations people. Improving the delivery of health education that is innovative and culturally relevant to linguistically diverse populations is needed. Digital platforms, such as mo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:78b0c46b1d1344aa9a32daf11e47b305 2023-05-15T16:13:59+02:00 Multi-lingual “Asthma APP” improves health knowledge of asthma among Australian First Nations carers of children with asthma Lesley A. Versteegh Anne B. Chang Sharon Chirgwin Fransisca P. Tenorio Catherine A. Wilson Gabrielle B. McCallum 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.925189 https://doaj.org/article/78b0c46b1d1344aa9a32daf11e47b305 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.925189/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2360 2296-2360 doi:10.3389/fped.2022.925189 https://doaj.org/article/78b0c46b1d1344aa9a32daf11e47b305 Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 10 (2022) First Nations asthma Indigenous education mHealth mobile phones Pediatrics RJ1-570 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.925189 2022-12-30T22:14:09Z BackgroundAmong Australian First Nations people, asthma is associated with worse morbidity and mortality than non-First Nations people. Improving the delivery of health education that is innovative and culturally relevant to linguistically diverse populations is needed. Digital platforms, such as mobile applications (APP), have the potential to improve evidence-based health education, particularly in settings where access to specialist services is limited and turnover of staff is high, such as in remote Australia. In response to consumer needs, we developed a multi-lingual Asthma APP from our existing asthma flipchart, with a “voice-over” in seven local First Nations languages and English, using a mixture of static and interactive formats. In this study, we evaluated (a) the functionality and usability of the APP with First Nations health professionals with and without asthma and (b) whether the APP improves health knowledge and understanding of asthma among First Nations carers of children with asthma.MethodsIn total, 7 First Nations health professionals participated in semi-structured interviews prior to the evaluation with 80 First Nations carers of children with asthma from the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia. Carers underwent pre- and post-education questionnaires (maximum score = 25), where the post-questionnaire was administered immediately post the APP education session.ResultsHealth professionals found that APP was easy to navigate and culturally appropriate. Among the 80 carers, most were mothers (86%), aged between 26 and 50 years (75%) and 61% lived in remote settings (>100 km from a tertiary hospital). Most carers chose English audio (76%) with the remainder choosing one of the First Nations languages. Overall, asthma knowledge significantly improved post-education (median scores pre = 21 [interquartile range (IQR), 19–22; post = 24 (IQR 22–24), p = 0.05].ConclusionThe First Nations-specific multi-lingual Asthma APP was easy to use and acceptable for the use by health professionals ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Queensland Frontiers in Pediatrics 10 |
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BackgroundAmong Australian First Nations people, asthma is associated with worse morbidity and mortality than non-First Nations people. Improving the delivery of health education that is innovative and culturally relevant to linguistically diverse populations is needed. Digital platforms, such as mobile applications (APP), have the potential to improve evidence-based health education, particularly in settings where access to specialist services is limited and turnover of staff is high, such as in remote Australia. In response to consumer needs, we developed a multi-lingual Asthma APP from our existing asthma flipchart, with a “voice-over” in seven local First Nations languages and English, using a mixture of static and interactive formats. In this study, we evaluated (a) the functionality and usability of the APP with First Nations health professionals with and without asthma and (b) whether the APP improves health knowledge and understanding of asthma among First Nations carers of children with asthma.MethodsIn total, 7 First Nations health professionals participated in semi-structured interviews prior to the evaluation with 80 First Nations carers of children with asthma from the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia. Carers underwent pre- and post-education questionnaires (maximum score = 25), where the post-questionnaire was administered immediately post the APP education session.ResultsHealth professionals found that APP was easy to navigate and culturally appropriate. Among the 80 carers, most were mothers (86%), aged between 26 and 50 years (75%) and 61% lived in remote settings (>100 km from a tertiary hospital). Most carers chose English audio (76%) with the remainder choosing one of the First Nations languages. Overall, asthma knowledge significantly improved post-education (median scores pre = 21 [interquartile range (IQR), 19–22; post = 24 (IQR 22–24), p = 0.05].ConclusionThe First Nations-specific multi-lingual Asthma APP was easy to use and acceptable for the use by health professionals ... |
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Multi-lingual “Asthma APP” improves health knowledge of asthma among Australian First Nations carers of children with asthma |
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