1. The Effects of WeChat-Based Teach-Back Health Education on Patients With Advanced Cancer Pain.
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Jia Wang, Yao Liu, Jian Zong, Lixing Sun, Chao Wang, and Ming Fang
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PREVENTION of drug side effects , *INSTANT messaging , *SOCIAL media , *PAIN measurement , *SELF-evaluation , *MORPHINE , *SPINAL injections , *RESEARCH funding , *SATISFACTION , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *DATA analysis , *T-test (Statistics) , *PATIENT-controlled analgesia , *EDUCATIONAL outcomes , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *FISHER exact test , *SEVERITY of illness index , *EPIDURAL analgesia , *CANCER patients , *TEACHING methods , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *MANN Whitney U Test , *CHI-squared test , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CANCER pain , *PAIN management , *MEDICAL records , *ACQUISITION of data , *ANALYSIS of variance , *STATISTICS , *FRIEDMAN test (Statistics) , *HEALTH education , *SLEEP quality , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DATA analysis software , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *CAREGIVER attitudes - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Providing effective health education is essential for patients with cancer-related pain. One solution is leveraging instant messaging tools for teach-back health education. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of WeChat-based teach-back health education on patients with advanced cancer who underwent patient-controlled intrathecal analgesia implantation and used hydromorphone. METHODS: This retrospective study evaluated 150 hospitalized patients with advanced cancer pain. Patients were classified into a conventional health education group (N = 50) and a teach-back group (N = 100) based on whether they received WeChatbased teach-back health education. Pain was rated using a numeric rating scale, and sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index at one, two, and three months postdischarge. FINDINGS: Patients who received remote teachback health education better managed their pain. Data also demonstrated improvements in patients' sleep quality and caregiver satisfaction, and reductions in the occurrence of adverse reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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