Minimum data set and educational content required to design a mobile-based nutrition education application for women with infertility in Iran

Background: Infertility is one of the major health problems causing many problems and challenges for the couples and society. Given the worldwide exponential rise of infertility, mobile phone-based applications are drastic ways to deliver nutrition educational contents to women with infertility. The present study aimed to prepare the required educational contents for designing a mobile phone-based nutrition educational application for women with infertility. Methods Educational contents were initially determined based on the literature review and library resources. The collected information was used to design a researcher-made questionnaire containing 28 items in six dimensions. Later, 15 nutrition and five infertility specialists, selected via purposeful sampling, were asked to complete the questionnaire about the necessary information to be included in the software. Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using a panel of experts including medical informatics, health information management, nutritionists, and infertility specialists, who reviewed the items, made some revisions, and confirmed the final contents. Reliability of the questionnaire was also corroborated using the KR-20 coefficient (0.89). Results According to the specialists, the amount of consumed calories per meal and the interval between meals were not significantly effective on fertility. Other factors such as main definitions, disease and treatment instructions, personal activities and habits, and menstruation were deemed necessary by the respondents. Participants also suggested adding an introduction on different types of diets, users' suggestions and opinions, and introduction of senior nutrition centers to the questionnaire. Conclusions Followed by obtaining the required valid and reliable contents, a mobile phone- based nutrition education application can be designed to improve the patients' awareness and facilitate their treatment process.