title: A Mobile Application for Wound Assessment and Treatment: Findings of a User Trial.
abstract: The D+Wound Solution is a mobile phone application (app) that assists users in the assessment and treatment of the wound. The app has 6 components for assessment: need for debridement, infection control, revascularization, and exudate control; whether it is chronic; and finally, the top surface of the skin. These components are named D.I.R.E.C.T. The app makes you review these components as an algorithm to provide a reasonable solution for dressing. It is designed to understand the status of the wound and provide a practical treatment idea for wound care providers. A total of 118 nurses were divided into 2 groups, designated as experienced and less-experienced groups, and surveyed. Both groups found the app to be helpful in making a treatment plan. However, the less-experienced group found it to be significantly more useful in assessing the wound ( P = .026) but difficult to understand the logic. The experienced group found the logic to be significantly easier to understand ( P = .018) and had significantly higher similarities ( P = .015) in treatment protocols compared with the less-experienced group. We may conclude that this app has a logical algorithm resembling experienced wound caregivers and is more useful in the less-experienced group.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: 2 Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Donghyeok
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 3 Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Whan Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: 4 Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: 5 Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 6 Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Gon
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 4 Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 7 Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Suk
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: 8 Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 7 Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: 9 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: A-Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 7 Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Pio Jp
authors.initials: JPJ
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D040421:Cell Phone; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D012867:Skin; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: mobile app; smartphone; wound assessment; wound assessment algorithm