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Development and Pilot Testing of a Smartphone-Based Self-Care Program for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

The purpose of this study is to develop a smartphone-based self-care program (Hep B Care(®)) for patients with the chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). To pilot test the feasibility of Hep B Care(®), 63 participants with chronic HBV were recruited from an outpatient clinic at S hospital, Seoul, South Ko...

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Autores principales: Jang, Yeonsoo, Ahn, Sang Hoon, Lee, Kyunghwa, Kwon, Oh Young, Kim, Jeong Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769658
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111139
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author Jang, Yeonsoo
Ahn, Sang Hoon
Lee, Kyunghwa
Kwon, Oh Young
Kim, Jeong Hyun
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description The purpose of this study is to develop a smartphone-based self-care program (Hep B Care(®)) for patients with the chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). To pilot test the feasibility of Hep B Care(®), 63 participants with chronic HBV were recruited from an outpatient clinic at S hospital, Seoul, South Korea (experimental group [EG]: n = 30, control group [CG]: n = 33) between February and July 2016. Hep B Care(®) was developed based on the theory of self-care whilst having a chronic illness. During the 12-week intervention period, the application: (1) provided information about the disease, medication, nutrition, and exercise; (2) encouraged taking medication and exercise using alarms; and (3) enabled the exchange of messages between healthcare providers and patients. Salivary cortisol, fatigue, depression, anxiety, knowledge of the HBV, quality of life, and medication adherence were all measured as outcomes. Cortisol levels were significantly increased, knowledge of the HBV was improved, and the mean anxiety score was significantly decreased in the EG. Thus, Hep B Care (®) partially improved health outcomes in the EG. We recommend that large trials be conducted among patients with the HBV. The smartphone-based self-care program for providing education and coaching is effective for improving knowledge and reducing anxiety among patients with the HBV.
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spelling pubmed-85829662021-11-12 Development and Pilot Testing of a Smartphone-Based Self-Care Program for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Jang, Yeonsoo Ahn, Sang Hoon Lee, Kyunghwa Kwon, Oh Young Kim, Jeong Hyun Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of this study is to develop a smartphone-based self-care program (Hep B Care(®)) for patients with the chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). To pilot test the feasibility of Hep B Care(®), 63 participants with chronic HBV were recruited from an outpatient clinic at S hospital, Seoul, South Korea (experimental group [EG]: n = 30, control group [CG]: n = 33) between February and July 2016. Hep B Care(®) was developed based on the theory of self-care whilst having a chronic illness. During the 12-week intervention period, the application: (1) provided information about the disease, medication, nutrition, and exercise; (2) encouraged taking medication and exercise using alarms; and (3) enabled the exchange of messages between healthcare providers and patients. Salivary cortisol, fatigue, depression, anxiety, knowledge of the HBV, quality of life, and medication adherence were all measured as outcomes. Cortisol levels were significantly increased, knowledge of the HBV was improved, and the mean anxiety score was significantly decreased in the EG. Thus, Hep B Care (®) partially improved health outcomes in the EG. We recommend that large trials be conducted among patients with the HBV. The smartphone-based self-care program for providing education and coaching is effective for improving knowledge and reducing anxiety among patients with the HBV. MDPI 2021-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8582966/ /pubmed/34769658 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111139 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Development and Pilot Testing of a Smartphone-Based Self-Care Program for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769658
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111139
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