The effectiveness of telegram-based virtual education versus in-person education on the quality of life in adolescents with moderate-to-severe asthma: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
Nurs Open
; 7(6): 1691-1697, 2020 11.
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| ID: mdl-33072352
ABSTRACT
Aim:
In recent years, mobile applications have been developed for health education purposes. The aim of this study was to determine whether Telegram-based virtual education versus in-person education can be effective for improving the quality of life in adolescents with moderate-to-severe asthma.Design:
A single-blind randomized trial.Methods:
Participants were 64 adolescents aged 12-19 years and were equally assigned randomly to group A (Telegram-based education) and group B (in-person education) during 22 June 2017-19 February 2018. The educational contents were similar for both groups. The Mini Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire was used prior to intervention and 5 weeks postintervention for both groups of adolescents.Results:
A statistically significant increase was observed in the quality of life in both groups (p < .001). After controlling the quality-of-life scores, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the mean score for the quality of life and its domains (p < .05).Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Asma
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Open
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article