Jae Hee Jeon1. 1. Department of Nursing, Semyung University, Jecheon, Chungbuk 390-711, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: anesjjh@naver.com.
Abstract
AIM: To verify the usefulness of a smartphone application (App) for facilitating self-care in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). BACKGROUND:CHB is a global health problem, and patients with CHB need to routinely perform self-care. Health-related smartphone apps could help users self-manage their disease. METHODS:Fifty-three CHB patients were assessed in this randomized controlled before-and-after experimental study. The patients were randomly and equally assigned to groups that did (n=26) or did not (n=27) use the smartphone app for 12weeks. The experimental and control groups were analyzed for differences in disease knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-care before and after use of the smartphone app. RESULTS: After intervention, patients who used the app displayed significantly increased disease knowledge compared with the control group (p=.015). Self-efficacy and self-care also significantly increased in the experimental group (p=0.006 and 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: The smartphone app can be useful for increasing self-care in CHB patients. ABBREVIATIONS: App: application, CHB: chronic hepatitis B, CVI: content validity.
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AIM: To verify the usefulness of a smartphone application (App) for facilitating self-care in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). BACKGROUND: CHB is a global health problem, and patients with CHB need to routinely perform self-care. Health-related smartphone apps could help users self-manage their disease. METHODS: Fifty-three CHB patients were assessed in this randomized controlled before-and-after experimental study. The patients were randomly and equally assigned to groups that did (n=26) or did not (n=27) use the smartphone app for 12weeks. The experimental and control groups were analyzed for differences in disease knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-care before and after use of the smartphone app. RESULTS: After intervention, patients who used the app displayed significantly increased disease knowledge compared with the control group (p=.015). Self-efficacy and self-care also significantly increased in the experimental group (p=0.006 and 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: The smartphone app can be useful for increasing self-care in CHB patients. ABBREVIATIONS: App: application, CHB: chronic hepatitis B, CVI: content validity.
Authors: Young Ho Yun; EunKyo Kang; Young Min Cho; Sang Min Park; Yong-Jin Kim; Hae-Young Lee; Kyae Hyung Kim; Kiheon Lee; Hye Yeon Koo; Soojeong Kim; YeEun Rhee; Jihye Lee; Jeong Hee Min; Jin-Ah Sim Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2020-01-22 Impact factor: 5.428