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Doğum Sonu Mobil Destek Uygulamasının (BebekveBiz) Geliştirilmesi
Development of Postpartum Mobile Support Application (BebekveBiz)
Vesile KOÇAKa, Emel EGEa
aNecmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği, Konya, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2021;13(1):69-78
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2020-76773
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışma, doğum sonu mobil destek uygulamasının geliştirilmesi amacı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden, eylem araştırması türü benimsenmiştir. Doğum sonu dönemde, annelerin hangi konularda destek ihtiyacı duyduğunu belirlemek için doğum sonu 6 hafta-6 ay dönemdeki 12 anne ile hangi konularda desteğe ihtiyaç duydukları hakkında yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Belirlenen destek konu başlıkları ve içerikleri uzman görüşüne sunulmuş, uzman değerlendirme ve önerileri ile içerik kısmı tamamlanmıştır. Uygulamanın içeriği, biçimi ve tarzı, annelerin belirlediği ihtiyaçlar temel alınarak bilgisayar mühendisi ve yazılım uzmanı ile yakın işbirliği içerisinde tasarım hakkında fikir üretilmiş, prototipi oluşturulmuştur. Oluşturulan prototip, annelerin önerileri ile güncellenmiştir. Bulgular: Annelerin zaman kısıtlaması olmayan, güvenilir bilgi tabanı olan, hatırlatıcı bildirimleri olan online bir destek sistemine ihtiyaç duydukları görülmüştür. İhtiyaçları karşılamaya yönelik hazırlanan uygulama içeriği, uzman görüşü sonrası yeterli bir kapsamda olduğu görülmüştür. İçerik oluşturulmasında literatür incelenerek, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Sağlık Bakanlığının doğum sonu bakım önerileri dikkate alınmıştır. Sonuç: Hazırlanan içeriğin yazılım programına entegre edilmesi ile doğum sonu mobil destek uygulamasının geliştirilmesi tamamlanmıştır. Doğum sonu mobil destek uygulaması annelerin doğum sonu 6 hafta boyunca kullanabilecekleri güvenilir bir kaynak olarak bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Mobil uygulamalar; obstetrik hemşireliği; postpartum dönem
ABSTRACT
 Objective: This study was performed to develop the postpartum mobile support application. Material and Methods: Action research method that is one of the qualitative research methods has been used. Interviews were made to determine which topics mothers need support in the postpartum period with the semi-structured interview form with 12 mothers who are in the 6 weeks to 6 months postpartum period. The determined postpartum support topics and their contents were presented to the expert's opinion; the content part has been completed according to the expert evaluations and suggestions. Based on the content that the needs determined by the mothers, the form, style of the application, an idea was created about the design, and its prototype was created in close cooperation with the computer engineer and software specialist. The created prototype has been updated with the suggestions of the mothers. Results: It was found that mothers needed an online support system with reminder notifications with a reliable knowledge base without time limitation. The content of the application developed to meet the needs was found to be in an adequate scope after the expert's opinion. During content creation, the literature, the World Health Organization, and the Republic of Turkey of the Ministry of Health postpartum care proposals were considered. Conclusion: By integrating the content into the software program, the postpartum mobile support application was developed. The postpartum mobile support application is a reliable source that mothers can use for postpartum 6 weeks.

Keywords: Mobile applications; obstetric nursing; postpartum period
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