Evaluation of the Patient Experience with the Mawid App during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia

oleh: Eman AlAli, Reem AL-Dossary, Saja Al-Rayes, Naof Al-Ansary, Deema Alshawan, Salma Almulla, Fahad Alanezi, Zahraa Alakrawi, Norah Alnaim, Linah Saraireh, Razaz Waheeb Attar, Nouf Alaenzi, Hayathem bin Hasher, Bashair AlThani, Lojain Alsulaiman, Naif Alenazi, Beyan Hariri, Turki Alanzi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2022-05-01

Deskripsi

(1) Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the patient experience with the Mawid application during the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. (2) Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate the patient experience with the Mawid app during the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. A total of 146 respondents completed the questionnaire. (3) Results: More than half of the participants (65.8%) opined that application was easy to use. Furthermore, 65.1% of the participants considered it to be very easy and easy to search for the required information; and 63.7% of the respondents reflected that it was easy to book an appointment. There was a statistically significant difference between the ease of searching for the required information (<i>p</i>-value = 0.006); the ease of undoing an unwanted move and gender (<i>p</i>-value = 0.049); the ease of searching for the required information and educational level (<i>p</i>-value = 0.048); the ease of booking an appointment and educational level (<i>p</i> = 0.049); and the ease of searching for the required information and the labor sector of the respondents (<i>p</i> value= 0.049) among the genders. No significant differences were identified among the age groups. (4) Conclusions: Overall, most participants suggested that the Mawid app was easy to use and had a potentially useful set of features to help mitigate and manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia.