Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2025
The Effectiveness of Digital Animation-Based Multistage Education for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- Enhancing patient knowledge and behaviour through digital health communication: a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of mobile, web-based, social media, telehealth, and AI-enabled interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- How effective are video animations as information tools for patients and the general public? An updated systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model Among College Students With Internet Addiction: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Medication Adherence in Relation to Beliefs About Medicines and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Article
- The effects of multitype prompt engineering for large language models in hypertension treatment decisions.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- A multi-layer retrieval-augmented large language model framework for enhancing hypertension education.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- A bidirectional relationship between atrial fibrillation and depression: epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical implications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Quality and reliability of pancreaticoduodenectomy-related videos on TikTok, Bilibili, and YouTube: a cross-sectional content analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- The Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Multidimensional Digital Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Unstable Angina Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Emulated Target Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDigital education for outpatient patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has gradually increased. However, research on digital education for patients undergoing atrial fibrillation catheter ablation (AFCA) is limited.
objectiveThis study aimed to develop a novel digital animation-based multistage education system and evaluate its quality-of-life benefits for patients with AFCA.
methodsThis randomized controlled clinical trial included 208 patients with AF who underwent catheter ablation in the Department of Cardiology at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University between January 2022 and August 2023. The patients were randomly assigned to the digital animation intervention (n=104) and standard treatment (n=104) groups. The primary outcome was the difference in the quality of life of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF-QoL-18) scores at 3 months. Secondary outcomes included differences in scores on the 5-item Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) at 3 months.
resultsIn the digital animation intervention group, the AF-QoL-18 score increased from 38.02 (SD 6.52) to 47.77 (SD 5.74), the MARS-5 score increased from 17.04 (SD 3.03) to 20.13 (SD 2.12), the SAS score decreased from 52.82 (SD 8.08) to 45.39 (SD 6.13), and the SDS score decreased from 54.12 (SD 6.13) to 45.47 (SD 5.94), 3 months post discharge from the hospital. In the conventional treatment group, the AF-QoL-18 score increased from 36.97 (SD 7.00) to 45.31 (SD 5.71), the MARS-5 score increased from 17.14 (SD 3.01) to 18.47 (SD 2.79), the SAS score decreased from 51.83 (SD 7.74) to 47.31 (SD 5.87), and the SDS score decreased from 52.78 (SD 5.21) to 45.37 (SD 6.18). The mean difference in AF-QoL-18 score change between the 2 groups was 1.41 (95% CI 2.42-0.40, P=.006) at 3 months. The mean difference in MARS-5 score change was 1.76 (95% CI 2.42-1.10, P<.001). The mean difference in SAS score was -2.91 (95% CI -3.88 to -1.95, P<.001). Additionally, the mean difference in SDS score was -1.23 (95% CI -0.02 to -2.44, P=.047).
conclusionsOur study introduces a novel digital animation educational approach that provides multidimensional, easily understandable, and multistage education for patients with AF undergoing catheter ablation. This educational model effectively improves postoperative anxiety, depression, medication adherence, and quality of life in patients at 3 months post discharge.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2400081673; https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=201059.
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