Use of a mobile health application by adult non-congenital cardiac surgery patients: A feasibility study.

Autor:	Ragheb SM; Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Chudyk A; Department of Family Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; St. Boniface Research Centre, Health Services & Structural Determinants of Health Research, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Kent D; Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Dave MG; Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Hiebert B; Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Schultz ASH; St. Boniface Research Centre, Health Services & Structural Determinants of Health Research, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Duhamel TA; Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Arora RC; Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	PLOS digital health [PLOS Digit Health] 2022 Jun 29; Vol. 1 (6), pp. e0000055. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 29 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pdig.0000055
Abstrakt:	Mobile Health (mHealth) technologies are becoming integral to our healthcare system. This study evaluated the feasibility (compliance, usability and user satisfaction) of a mHealth application (app) for delivering Enhanced Recovery Protocols (ERPs) information to Cardiac Surgery (CS) patients peri-operatively. This single centre, prospective cohort study involved patients undergoing CS. Patients received a mHealth app developed for the study at consent and for 6-8 weeks post-surgery. Patients completed system usability, patient satisfaction and quality of life surveys pre- and post-surgery. A total of 65 patients participated in the study (mean age of 64 years). The app achieved an overall utilization rate of 75% (68% vs 81% for <65 and ≥65 years respectively). Pre-surgery, the majority of patients found the app easy to use (94%), user-friendly (89%), and felt confident using the app (92%). The majority also found the app's educational information useful (90%) and easy to find (88%). 75% of patients reported that they would like to use the app frequently. This percentage decreased to 57% in the post-discharge survey. A lower percentage of patients ≥65 years indicated their preference for the app over printed information (51% vs 87%) and their recommendation for the app (84% vs 100% for >65 and <65 years respectively) in the post-surgery survey. MHealth technology is feasible for peri-operative CS patient education, including older adult patients. The majority of patients were satisfied with the app and would recommend using it over the use of printed materials. Competing Interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: R.C.A has received an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Canada Inc, and honoraria from Abbott Nutrition and Edwards LifeSciences for work unrelated to this manuscript. The authors had full control over the data and the partnered healthcare company that developed the app has not seen a version of the publication prior to submission. None of the authors have any formal relationship (financial or non-financial) with the industry partner in this study. (Copyright: © 2022 Ragheb et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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