It refers to the use of mobile devices and wireless technology to provide healthcare services and information, such as mobile apps, text messaging, and remote monitoring.
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An Educational Mobile Health Application for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Pneumonia
Havva Talay Çaliş (Kayseri Medicine Faculty, Kayseri City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Turkey), İsa Cüce (Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Turkey),
Elif Polat (Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkey), Sinan Hopcan (Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkey), Esra Yaprak (Kayseri City Hospital, Turkey), Çağlar Karabaş (Antalya Medical Park Hospital, Turkey), İlhami Çelik (Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Turkey), and Fatma Gül Ülkü Demir (Kayseri City Hospital, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7164-7.ch010
Abstract
There is an urgent need for individuals with mild to moderate COVID-19 pneumonia to learn and apply the recommended interventions for pulmonary rehabilitation. In the health literature, various studies showed that mobile health (m-health) applications play an important support role in managing health and coping with diseases. However, there is no m-health application yet for pulmonary rehabilitation specifically designed for COVID-19 patients. This chapter reports the development of “Covid Breathe” and its evaluation in terms of feasibility, safety, and effectiveness. A hundred patients with mild to moderate pneumonia were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. While 88% of the patients reported being very satisfied with the m-health application, no statistical difference in patient satisfaction between the groups was reported. Nevertheless, there was a statistically significant improvement in Modified Borg Scale, Dyspnea Score, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale parameters. The usage of this m-health app is therefore recommended for pulmonary rehabilitation.