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An Investigation of Group-Based Mobile Learning on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Pain Among Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: A Randomized Control Trial.
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Turkish Archives of Pediatrics . May2024, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p258-263. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: Beta-thalassemia major (B-TM) is an inherited hematological disease that affects nearly 300 million people worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of group-based mobile learning on stress, anxiety, depression, and pain among beta-thalassemia major patients. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical study was conducted on 48 patients with beta-thalassemia major in Jahrom, Iran. Participants were randomly assigned to the control and intervention groups. Their partners in the intervention group were trained in self-care through mobile learning. The 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and a visual analog scale for pain assessment were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using the Statistical package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. Results: Although there was no significant difference between the control and intervention groups in the mean pre-test scores of depression (P = .21), anxiety (P = .05), stress (P = .48), and pain (P = .46), the mean post-test scores of depression, anxiety, and stress in the intervention group were significantly lower than the control group (P = .0001). The mean scores of depression (P = .33), anxiety (P = .74), stress (P = .83), and pain (P = .6) did not change significantly in the control group, while all these mean scores decreased significantly in the intervention group for DASS (P = .001) and pain (P = .002). Conclusion: Group-based mobile learning is effective in reducing depression, anxiety, stress, and pain in B-TM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of mental depression
*HEALTH self-care
*PATIENT education
*MOBILE apps
*PAIN measurement
*INSTANT messaging
*RESEARCH funding
*T-test (Statistics)
*DATA analysis
*EDUCATIONAL outcomes
*STATISTICAL sampling
*VISUAL analog scale
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*CHI-squared test
*MANN Whitney U Test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CANCER pain
*CONTROL groups
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*STATISTICS
*LEARNING strategies
*DATA analysis software
*COMPARATIVE studies
*BETA-Thalassemia
*GROUP process
*NONPARAMETRIC statistics
*DISEASE complications
ANXIETY prevention
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27576256
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177501448
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2024.23189