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Trial reportInternational wound journal2024

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a smartphone-based educational intervention on the outcomes of children's burns: A randomized controlled trial.

Parissa Bagheri Toolaroud, Ehsan Nabovati, Hossein Akbari, Pegah Tamimi, Mohammadreza Mobayen, Fatemeh Rangraz Jeddi

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Trial report in International wound journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Parissa Bagheri ToolaroudHealth Information Management Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Ehsan NabovatiHealth Information Management Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Hossein AkbariSocial Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Pegah TamimiCenter for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza MobayenBurn and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Fatemeh Rangraz JeddiHealth Information Management Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Kashan University of Medical Sciences · IRGuilan University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children's burns are a major public health concern due to their long-term physical, psychological, and social impacts, as well as their high financial burden. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based educational program on outcomes of children with severe burns. This study was designed as a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effectiveness of a developed mobile application. A total of 93 participants were included in the final analysis. The participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control groups. Participants in both groups received usual self-care training at discharge, but those in the intervention group used an Android-based application for 2 months. The primary goal of the burn application was scar recovery, and the secondary goals were to increase child caregivers' satisfaction rate and decrease unplanned hospital readmissions. Data collection was conducted using valid and reliable questionnaires. Data were analysed using SPSS software. The study showed that the mobile application significantly affected the frequency of patient visits to the burn clinic and the satisfaction of caregivers of children with burns with the treatment process (p-value <0.05). Also, there was a significant relationship between the duration of application use and wound healing status ((p-value <0.001). These findings suggest that smartphone-based educational programs can be valuable for optimizing care for children with severe burns. Further research is warranted to explore the long-term impact of this intervention and its potential application in different healthcare settings.

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BurnsMobile ApplicationsChildCicatrixHumansSmartphoneSurveys and Questionnairesburnschildrenmobile applicationsrandomized controlled trialself care

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PMID38272800
PMCPMC10789650
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