The Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio app: a digital health system to improve wellbeing of inpatients with heart or lung disease.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
; 25(4): 294-302, 2024 Apr 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
An app providing material for education and entertaining is a possible way to support patients and healthcare providers in achieving person-centered care.METHODS:
An app tailored on the Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio (FTGM), a research hospital treating cardiac and lung disorders, was created. A pilot evaluation project was conducted on consecutive patients hospitalized for heart or lung disorders. Patients were asked to complete an assessment questionnaire.RESULTS:
The FTGM app provides information on diagnostic and therapeutic investigations, hospital and healthcare personnel, and includes content for entertainment and learning. It was tested on 215 consecutive patients (75% men, 66% aged >60âyears, and 40% with a primary or middle school degree). Sixty-nine percentage of patients used the FTGM app, including 67% of patients aged >80âyears and 65% of those with an elementary education (65%). Patients gave positive feedback on the app layout. Many (76%) looked for information on doctors and nurses in the 'People' section. Sixty-five percent of responders had used at least one of the sections called 'Music' and 'Museum visits'. The app helped many patients perceive the hospital as a more liveable place (68%), and to feel less anxious (76%), and more engaged in the diagnostic and therapeutic workup (65%). Overall, the majority of responders (87%) rated the app as 'excellent' or 'good', and almost all (95%) would have recommended other patients to use the app.CONCLUSIONS:
The FTGM app is a possible tool to improve patient wellbeing during hospitalization.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aplicaciones Móviles
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article