This study was carried out to develop an android mobile application for the subcutaneous (SC) anti-TNF drug administration of ankylosing spondylitis patients and to evaluate its effect on drug administration. The universe of this experimental designed posttest control group research is consisted of patients prescribed subcutaneous anti-TNF drug due to ankylosing spondylitis in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health, Application and Research Hospital Rheumatology Polyclinic between 15 December 2017 - 30 December 2019. The patients who constituted the sample of the study were assigned by lot to mobile application and the education booklet groups. The mobile application that includes follow-up and information related to disease information, anti-TNF drug application and management was transferred to mobile phones of patients in mobile application group via bluetooth technology and installed. The patients in the education booklet group were given an education booklet on disease information, antiTNF drug administration and management. In the study, patients were evaluated once before anti-TNF drug treatment and every 6 weeks during 6 months (4 times) after treatment. The data of the study were collected by means of an individual identification form, BASDAI, BASFI, ASQoL and Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Treatment Questionnaire .
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the axial spine, causing progressive limitation on the spine and leading to a decrease in quality of life. Anti TNF drugs are frequently used in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and teaching activities in improving patient compliance and patient compliance are very important in the success of this treatment. This study was carried out to develop an android mobile application for the subcutaneous (SC) anti-TNF drug administration of ankylosing spondylitis patients and to evaluate its effect on drug administration. The universe of this experimental designed posttest control group research is consisted of patients prescribed subcutaneous anti-TNF drug due to ankylosing spondylitis in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health, Application and Research Hospital Rheumatology Polyclinic between 15 December 2017 - 30 December 2019. The patients who constituted the sample of the study were assigned by lot to mobile application and the education booklet groups. The mobile application that includes follow-up and information related to disease information, anti-TNF drug application and management was transferred to mobile phones of patients in mobile application group via bluetooth technology and installed. The patients in the education booklet group were given an education booklet on disease information, antiTNF drug administration and management. In the study, patients were evaluated once before anti-TNF drug treatment and every 6 weeks during 6 months (4 times) after treatment. The data of the study were collected by means of an individual identification form, BASDAI, BASFI, ASQoL and Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Treatment Questionnaire.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Patients in the experimental group were educated and followed with an android based mobile application which contains the informations related to the disease, treatment and its complications, monitoring and cure and provides side effect tracking.
Patients in the control group were informed same informations verbally and given an education book.
Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Health Sciences
Eskişehir, Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)
subcutaneous anti TNF-α drug administration was assesed by "Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Treatment Questionnaire "
In this questionnaire, It is expected from patients to answer "no" or "I always administered it myself" to these questions: "How often was your medication administered by someone else?", "In the last 6 weeks, did you ever miss or forget your dose of medication?" and "Did you ever skip implementing your medication dose thinking that your illness is under control?" Furthermore, the mean scores of "Overall difficulty level in continuing SC anti-TNF drug treatment" and "Satisfaction level with anti-TNF drug treatment in the last 6 weeks" are expected to be high.
Time frame: 4 times in 6 months
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