Thai Pregnant Mobile Application: Review and Development Report

Authors

  • Rachit Pinnarong Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Sorawit Siangpipop Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Atichart Harncharnchai Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Acrapol Nimmolrat Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Orawit Thinnukool Department of Modern Management and Information Technology, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i13.23033

Keywords:

Design thinking, graphic user interface, application development, pregnant

Abstract


Since health-related information for pregnant women is extremely complex and sensitive, end-users of any application are required to have the same level of knowledge as the information providers to help them to navigate between various sources of information to ascertain the reliability of contents that are often confusing. However, although there are several such applications for Thai pregnant women in the market, few were developed based on research evidence.

 This study is focused on the design of a health application specifically for Thai pregnant women by extracting the explicit problems of existing applications and providing solutions to them. A design thinking methodology comprised of empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test was used as a guideline to develop a prototype app. IT experts, physical therapists and pregnant women were recruited as participants to address the problem taxonomy and obtain a solution.

The new application produced in this study with the aim of encouraging pregnant women especially for Thai women to engage in physical activity was based on research, and the input of physical therapists, IT experts and pregnant women users was able to feasibly inform the development of an acceptable and usable mobile health application for pregnant women.

Author Biographies

Rachit Pinnarong, Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

He is currently a student in Master of Knowledge and Innovation Management program in last year. He received his Bachelor of Science in Modern management and information technology from College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2019.

Sorawit Siangpipop, Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

He is currently a student in Master of Knowledge and Innovation Management program in Second year. He received his Bachelor of Science in Modern management and information technology from College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2019.

Atichart Harncharnchai, Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

After his Master Degree, Atichart spent many years in the US, gaining tenure at New York Institute of Technology before returning to Thailand as at Technical Department of Thai Airway Int’. After that Dr. Atichart received his received Ph.D. in Knowledge Management from Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2010. He has more than ten years of teaching and research experience. Currently, he works as assistant professor in Chiang Mai University and business consultant.

Acrapol Nimmolrat, Department of Knowledge and Innovation Management, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Dr. Acrapol got Ph.D in Knowledge and Innovation Management from Chiang Mai University in 2015. After he spend many year in US to study in program Business Administration from University of Missouri, Columbia in 1995. His current research is focus on Knowledge transfer and Innovation Management. Currently, he works as lecturer in College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University. 

Orawit Thinnukool, Department of Modern Management and Information Technology, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

After completing his PhD in Research Methodology from Prince of Songkla University in 2014 with Professor McNeil from Statistics department at Macquarie University, Sydney. Dr.Orawit was promoted to assistant professor of Chiang Mai University in Technology management. He got many publications in high academic data base indexing.

Return to 2009, Dr.Orawit received his Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology from Prince of Songkla University. Then received master degree in Educational Technology and Communications in 2011.

He now spends a lot of his life time to research in the medical innovation system, where the Thai Gov give him a scholarship.  

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Published

2021-07-13

How to Cite

Pinnarong, R., Siangpipop, S., Harncharnchai, A., Nimmolrat, A., & Thinnukool, O. (2021). Thai Pregnant Mobile Application: Review and Development Report. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 15(13), pp. 57–79. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i13.23033

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 13 (2021)

Section

Papers