Application of a social media platform as a patient reminder in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori
Application of a social media platform as a patient reminder in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori
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DOI:
10.1111/hel.12682
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发表时间:
2020-04-01
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影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Chen, Weigang
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作者:
Luo, Miaomiao;Hao, Yu;Chen, Weigang
Background To investigate the effect of a social media platform for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection.Materials and Methods We enrolled 222 patients from October 2018 to June 2019, who required H pylori therapy. We used WeChat, a social media platform, as a patient reminder tool. They were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups (n = 111 per group) to compare and evaluate their disease awareness, medication adherence, incidence of adverse drug reactions, and H pylori eradication rate.Results Patients in the intervention group had significantly better disease-related knowledge, medication adherence, and H pylori eradication rates than those in the control group (P < .05).Conclusions Using a social media platform may improve treatment rates of H pylori infection.