Assessing the effect of an educational app for smartphone and tablet on quality of care, perceived knowledge and self management for women undergoing IVF treatment: A randomised controlled trial

The aim of the study is support patients undergoing IVF treatment. After the initial consultation / diagnostics for IVF, patients receive a lot of information about the IVF cycle, hormone usage, side effects, preparations for the oocyte puncture, etc. By using an app that actively offers patients information throughout each phase of the treatment, we hypothesize they have more knowledge, are more compliant with medication usage and more satisfied with the information and support during the treatment.

actively offering women subdivided, categorised and interactive educational content throughout their IVF treatment enables them to get a get a grip on the different stages of their treatment: from intake to medicine usage and side effects, to oocyte puncture and embryo transfer. An increased level of knowledge leads to an increased level of self management and therewith increases the perceived level of quality of care.

baseline

- patient characteristics

- knowledge about IVF treatment

- satisfaction with current knowledge and information



2 days after IVF intake

- knowledge about IVF treatment

- satisfaction with current knowledge and information

- satisfaction with IVF intake consultation

- level of self management concerning hormone usage and side effects



15 days after IVF intake

- level of self management concerning hormone usage and side effects

- level of care consumed



3 days after embryo transfer

- level of self management concerning hormone usage and side effects

- level of care consumed

- perceived quality of care for complete IVF treatment

Using an app that subdivides the content needed for the different phases of the treatment. The app actively offerte the information through push notifications, in tekst, photo and video. The app also tests patients' knowledge on certain topics with quite like questions, directly offering feedback as well.