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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
卷 39, 期 5, 页码 988-995出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hed.24718
关键词
mobile health (mHealth); text messaging; health informatics; patient engagement
资金
- Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Individual Investigator Research Awards [RP150386, RP150485]
- VisionRT
- National Institutes of Health
- Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
BackgroundCell phone ownership is nearly universal. Messaging is one of its most widely used features. Texting-based interventions may improve patient engagement in the postoperative setting, but remain understudied. MethodsPatients were recruited before discharge from the hospital and received automated daily texts for 1 week providing information about expected recovery. Patients were encouraged to text questions to providers, which were triaged for intervention. Web-based surveys solicited patient feedback about the platform. ResultsThirty-two patients were approached, and 23 patients (72%) were enrolled in the study. All study patients texted their providers, although frequency (median, 7 texts; range, 2-44 texts) varied. Unmarried patients and those facing surgical complications used the platform more frequently. Mean patient satisfaction with the platform was high (mean, 3.8 on a 4-point Likert scale). ConclusionText messaging seems feasible in the acute postoperative setting and potentially improves engagement of patients with head and neck cancer. Further study is warranted to confirm scalability and impact. (c) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 39: 988-995, 2017
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