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. 2024 Jun 11:10:20552076241261906.
doi: 10.1177/20552076241261906. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.

Summary of the best evidence on self-management support schemes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease based on mobile health systems

Chenfei Ren  1 , Yunxian Zhou  1 , Qian Cai  2 , Mi Zhou  1
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Summary of the best evidence on self-management support schemes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease based on mobile health systems

Chenfei Ren et al. Digit Health. .

Abstract

Objective: Self-management support services can improve patients' self-management ability. This study summarized the best evidence on a self-management support scheme for patients with inflammatory bowel disease based on a mobile health system to accurately describe the current status of the field and provide recommendations for healthcare workers.

Methods: Two researchers retrieved studies from computer decision support systems, guideline websites, official association websites, and databases from the establishment of the database until October 2023. The quality of the included studies was independently evaluated by two authors using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Instrument II and the 2016 version of the corresponding evaluation standards of the Australian Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-based Health Care Center. The classification of evidence and recommendation level adopted the 2014 version of the Australian Joanna Briggs Institute evidence pregrading and recommending level system.

Results: Fifteen studies were included, comprising one guideline, two expert consensuses, four systematic reviews, four quasi-experimental studies, and four qualitative studies. The overall quality of the included studies was moderate to high. Thirty-six pieces of best evidence were compiled for seven elements, namely, mobile health system type and functional support; mobile health system application preparation; health information recording, uploading, and presentation; zoning management of diseases and early warning of the active period; support related to health education; healthcare support team formation and services; and virtual communities.

Conclusions: Our study evaluated the quality of the included studies and summarized a self-management support scheme for patients with inflammatory bowel disease based on a mobile health system. The main scheme was divided into 7 parts and 36 items, which can be used as a reference for healthcare workers so that they can provide more comprehensive and scientific self-management support services for patients with inflammatory bowel disease through mobile health systems.

Keywords: evidence-based nursing; inflammatory bowel disease; mobile health; self-management; self-management support.

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The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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