Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia
Abstract Background Patients with the thalassemia have a basic requirement for self-efficacy regarding their treatment procedure. The present study aimed to compare the effect of self-care education via a smartphone application and lectures on the self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia. Methods...
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| author | Fahimeh Kharaman-nia Habibolah Rezaei Narges Roustaei Peyman Etemadfar Nazafarin Hosseini |
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| description | Abstract Background Patients with the thalassemia have a basic requirement for self-efficacy regarding their treatment procedure. The present study aimed to compare the effect of self-care education via a smartphone application and lectures on the self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia. Methods In the present quasi-experimental study, 99 patients with thalassemia at Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Yasuj, Iran, in 2019 who were eligible to enter the study, were selected. The block randomization was done with the block sizes of 3, 6, and 9, and participants were randomly assigned to 3 groups: smartphone application (A), lecture intervention (B), and control (c). Smartphone application and lecture interventions were performed for intervention groups A and B, respectively, during 8 weeks. Scherer's self-efficacy measure was used to collect the data at baseline and eight weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS-version 25 software using Paired t-test, Wilcoxon and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Results Ninety-nine patients with thalassemia with a mean (SD) age of 25 (6) and 58 females (58.59%) participated in the present study. The results indicated a significant difference in self-efficacy among 3 groups after intervention (P = 0.001). However, self-care education with smartphone application revealed a significant increase in the mean (SD) of self-efficacy of the patients with thalassemia 68.36(8.45) compared to the lecture method 62.55 (7.3) (P = 0.003) and control 62.09 (6.7) (P = 0.001). There were no significant differences among the self-efficacy scores of the patients in lecture intervention and control groups. Conclusions The results revealed that smartphone application was a suitable educational software to promote self-efficacy in patients with thalassemia. It is recommended to use smartphone application methods to improve the self-efficacy levels of patients with thalassemia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43181a625c3d4bd29e93b1ae0b03bee92023-02-05T12:14:53ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472023-01-012311910.1186/s12911-023-02097-4Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemiaFahimeh Kharaman-nia0Habibolah Rezaei1Narges Roustaei2Peyman Etemadfar3Nazafarin Hosseini4Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical SciencesCellular and Molecular Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Yasuj University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Pediatrics, Yasuj University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Patients with the thalassemia have a basic requirement for self-efficacy regarding their treatment procedure. The present study aimed to compare the effect of self-care education via a smartphone application and lectures on the self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia. Methods In the present quasi-experimental study, 99 patients with thalassemia at Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Yasuj, Iran, in 2019 who were eligible to enter the study, were selected. The block randomization was done with the block sizes of 3, 6, and 9, and participants were randomly assigned to 3 groups: smartphone application (A), lecture intervention (B), and control (c). Smartphone application and lecture interventions were performed for intervention groups A and B, respectively, during 8 weeks. Scherer's self-efficacy measure was used to collect the data at baseline and eight weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS-version 25 software using Paired t-test, Wilcoxon and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Results Ninety-nine patients with thalassemia with a mean (SD) age of 25 (6) and 58 females (58.59%) participated in the present study. The results indicated a significant difference in self-efficacy among 3 groups after intervention (P = 0.001). However, self-care education with smartphone application revealed a significant increase in the mean (SD) of self-efficacy of the patients with thalassemia 68.36(8.45) compared to the lecture method 62.55 (7.3) (P = 0.003) and control 62.09 (6.7) (P = 0.001). There were no significant differences among the self-efficacy scores of the patients in lecture intervention and control groups. Conclusions The results revealed that smartphone application was a suitable educational software to promote self-efficacy in patients with thalassemia. It is recommended to use smartphone application methods to improve the self-efficacy levels of patients with thalassemia.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-023-02097-4ThalassemiaSelf-efficacySelf-careEducationSmartphone applicationLecture |
| spellingShingle | Fahimeh Kharaman-nia Habibolah Rezaei Narges Roustaei Peyman Etemadfar Nazafarin Hosseini Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Thalassemia Self-efficacy Self-care Education Smartphone application Lecture |
| title | Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia |
| title_full | Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia |
| title_fullStr | Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia |
| title_short | Comparing the effects of self- care education by lecture and smartphone application on self-efficacy of patients with thalassemia |
| title_sort | comparing the effects of self care education by lecture and smartphone application on self efficacy of patients with thalassemia |
| topic | Thalassemia Self-efficacy Self-care Education Smartphone application Lecture |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-023-02097-4 |
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