The feasibility of mobile health application “Me-Co care⇝ in supporting health services in the community

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to review the feasibility of the Me-Co Care to be applied in the community setting as well as its effect in increasing participant’s knowledge. This study was conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July to November 2019 and used a pre-post-test without a control group design. Ninety-three participants recruited from five community health centres were assigned to use Me-Co Care. A paired t-Test was used to analyse the mean difference of knowledge before and after the intervention, while the feasibility of application was measured based on the percentage the five evaluation domains. The results showed significant improvement of participants’ knowledge after the intervention (mean different 1.67, 95%; CI 0.00-6.00, p-Value 0.000). Patient, caregiver, health volunteer, and mental health nurse found Me-Co Care a satisfied application to be used in community in terms of content, accuracy, format, easiness, and time-saving (ranged 79%-100%). This study revealed Me-Co Care as a potential application in enhancing the quality of mental health services in Jakarta, Indonesia.