Trial lecture - time and place
26.04.2023, 10.15. Auditorium 2, Helga Eng
Interprofessional collaboration in pregnancy care for safe use of medication
Conferral summary
Funnene i avhandlingen viste at bruk av mobilapplikasjon for å logge kvalmesymptomer med skreddersydd tilbakemelding ga ingen effekt på kvalmesymptomer, livskvalitet eller beslutningsevne om behandling av svangerskapskvalme, sammenlignet med standard svangerskapsomsorg. Det ble heller ikke observert noe endring av medisinbruk blant gravide i andre trimester etter en persontilpasset farmasøytsamtale i første trimester. Videre arbeid er nødvendig for å kartlegge hvordan gravide bruker beslutningsstøtteverktøy for å håndtere ulike svangerskapsrelaterte plager og i kommunikasjon med helsepersonell, og hvordan farmasøyter kan bidra i svangerskapsomsorgen, spesielt hos kvinner med lav sosiodemografisk status.
Main research findings
Up to 80% of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP). NVP has been shown to impact pregnant women’s life negatively. Early recognition and sufficient management are recommended to prevent development of severe symptoms. Patient involvement has shown potential in health management. However, unclear and incomplete information are two known barriers to patient involvement. Therefore, this thesis aims to examine how a mobile application and a pharmacist consultation can provide health information and involve pregnant women in their NVP management. The results showed that decision support tools available for pregnant women were useful and had potential in maternal care, but studies on decision support tools used during pregnancy are still scarce. The use of the mobile application to track NVP severity with tailored information showed no effect on pregnant women’s NVP severity, quality of life, or decisional conflict. There was not detected any impact of a pharmacist consultation on medication use compared to standard care either. More work is needed to understand how pregnant women use mobile applications and how they utilize them in communication with health care providers. It is also necessary to investigate how pharmacists can contribute to the standard maternal care, especially among women with low sociodemographic status.
Read more (in Norwegian)
- Verktøy for gravide gjev betre hjelp med desse tre grepa (Titan, 29.9.2020)
- DEBATT: Kan du ta allergimedisin når du ammer? (Dagsavisen, 28.3.22)
- App mot svangerskapskvalme mykje brukt av gravide (Titan, 3.10.22)