Paula Gardiner|Megan Hempstead|Lazlo Ring|Timothy Bickmore|Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon|Hoanh Tran|Michael K. Paasche?Orlow|Karla Damus|Brian W. Jack
Reaching Women through Health Information Technology: The Gabby Preconception Care System
Boston Medical Center
centers disease control prevention endorsed concept preconception care pcc new tools must developed promote pccdevelopment testing health information technology system provide pccan urban safety net hospital urban universitycommunity recruitment 31 women focus groups 15 women participating observed usability testing 9 students recruited office minority health preconception peer educators program participated pilot testing 2 monthsonline interactive animated character gabby designed identify modify preconception risksqualitative transcripts preconception risk assessment server data system usage selfadministered satisfaction surveys followup phone callsdescriptive statistics subjects demographics satisfaction pcc risks system usage transcripts coded using nvivosubjects n 24 reported average 23 preconception risks pilot 83 risks added health todo list addressed subject seventythree percent risks identified contemplative progressed action maintenance differences noted effectiveness system based initial stage change riskresults suggest pcc system could effective influencing positive behavior change adding stage changefocused functionality might added benefits system great potential assist delivery pcc