ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2024
Comparing the effects of smartphone-based and face-to-face education on the quality of life and coping skills among patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Nurse-Led Digital Interventions for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe plethora of troublesome signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reduces patients' quality of life (QOL) and coping skills. Face-to-face (F2F) education is effective and practical as it allows for more engagement and active learning. The use of mobile health technology to enhance health is now an excellent potential to establish a more efficient health system. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a self-care program using two smartphone-based education and F2F education on the QOL and coping skills of people with MS. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis research study was a clinical trial enrolling 60 patients with MS in a hospital in Iran. They were randomly assigned into two groups. The Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale 29 (MSIS-29) questionnaire and the Multiple Sclerosis Coping Questionnaire (MSCQ) scale were employed to assess the QOL and coping skills, respectively. The training sessions were provided in the form of F2F sessions and an application installed on patients' mobile phones in the smartphone-based education group. Independent-samples
resultsThe results indicated that both F2F and smartphone-based education groups had a significant impact on their mean scores of the QOL ( DISCUSSION: A comparison of the two groups revealed that both educational methods had the same effect on coping skills and QOL in MS patients. Thus, it can be stated that smartphone-based education can be a good alternative to traditional patient education.
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