Table 1.
Baseline and Follow-Up Survey Items
| CRONBACH'S ALPHA | |
|---|---|
| Baseline survey | |
| Technology anxietya,10 | |
| Using technology makes me nervous | 0.73 |
| Using technology makes me uncomfortable | |
| Using technology does not scare me at all | |
| Using technology makes me feel uneasy | |
| Facilitating conditionsa,11 | |
| I have the resources at home necessary to use the m-health system | 0.82 |
| I have the knowledge necessary to use the m-health system at home | |
| There is a specific person or people available at home to assist me if I have difficulties with the m-health system | |
| Benefitsa,12 | |
| Using the m-health system would help me monitor my risk for preeclampsia complications | 0.67 |
| Using the m-health system will decrease my chances of experiencing complications from preeclampsia | |
| Using the m-health system is the best way for me to monitor my risk for preeclampsia complications | |
| Using the m-health system will help me find out if I am at risk for preeclampsia early | |
| Barriersa,12 | |
| Using the m-health system would take too much time | 0.56 |
| I don't know how to go about using the m-health system | |
| Using the m-health system would compromise my health privacy | |
| Using the m-health system daily would be hard for me to do | |
| Follow-up survey | |
| Treatment adherenceb,13 | |
| How often did you forget to monitor yourself for these warning signs and symptoms? | 0.79 |
| How frequently do you feel you were careless about monitoring yourself for these warning signs and symptoms? | |
| When you felt better, how often did you stop monitoring yourself for these warning signs and symptoms? | |
| Questions for full or partial m-health users | |
| Ease of usec,14 | |
| Learning to operate the m-health system was easy for me | 0.88 |
| I found it easy to get the m-health system to do what I wanted it to do | |
| My interaction with the m-health system was clear and understandable | |
| I found the m-health system to be flexible to interact with | |
| It was easy for me to be skillful at using the m-health system | |
| I found the m-health system easy to use | |
| Perceived satisfactionc,15 | |
| I feel extremely satisfied with using the m-health system to monitor my health | 0.84 |
| My choice to use the m-health system to monitor my health at home was a wise one | |
| I think that I did the right thing when I used the m-health system to monitor my health at home | |
| The m-health system is exactly what is needed for home-based postpartum health monitoring | |
| Perceived benefitsc,12 | |
| Using the m-health system was the best way for me to monitor my health at home | 0.88 |
| Using the m-health system decreased my chances of experiencing complications related to postpartum preeclampsia | |
| Using the m-health system increased my chances of early detection of warning signs and symptoms related to postpartum preeclampsia | |
| I felt greater peace of mind about my health and well-being due to using the m-health system | |
| By using the m-health system, I worried less about my risk of having complications related to postpartum preeclampsia | |
a
Likert scale: 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = somewhat disagree; 4 = neutral; 5 = somewhat agree; 6 = agree; 7 = strongly agree.
b
Likert scale: 1 = never; 2 = rarely, ∼10% of time; 3 = occasionally, ∼30% of time; 4 = sometimes, ∼50% of time; 5 = frequently, ∼70% of time; 6 = usually, ∼90% of time; 7 = always.
c
Likert scale: same scale as a, but 4 = neutral/don't know.