Smartphone Assisted Self-management Education for Adult Burn Patient At Aftercare

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-10

Study Completion Date

2025-12-30

Brief Summary

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Burn rehabilitation management is dependent on the patients themselves, non-treatment adherence may delay the optimal timing of burn rehabilitation and it may not be regained easily. The inevitable sequelae of increasing joint stiffness and tethered soft-tissue glide become more devastating over time. It has a major impact on clinical outcomes such as scarring, deformity and dysfunction, which result in lower quality of life compared to general population

There is a growing body of research on patient-centered interventions including the concept of self-management. Such phenomenon is consistent with burn patients' needs at aftercare. The proposed smartphone self-management program is to change the paradigm from paternalistic to collaborative relationship. Self-management is to build up patient equipping ability in problem solving, decision making, and appropriate use of resources and has led to improved patient engagement, adherence, and better quality of care.

The investigators hypothesize that, upon intervention completion and compared with the control group, burn patients in the intervention group will report:

1. Higher level of health-related quality of life,
2. Higher level of self-efficacy
3. Higher level of score in Burn Rehabilitation Knowledge
4. Lower pain level, as measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale; and
5. Lower level of itchiness

The desired smart phone assisted self-management intervention will be carried out by principal investigator to selected adult burn patients before discharge and post discharge period. Before discharge, ward nurses will provide discharge pamphlet and individual face to face education to both groups as usual care. After discharge, instant messaging supportive enquiry service will be provided to both groups via smartphone apps.

For intervention group, principal investigator will assess subject health care needs prior to intervention. Two extra sessions, 20 minutes, face to face, individual self-management education with aid of computer, track log sheet will be provided to intervention group. Concept of motivational interviewing will be incorporated as complement teaching strategy to facilitate self-management learning. Principal investigator will be responsible to deliver burn self-management education upon discharge. Intervention group will receive "Rehabilitation Booklet for Burn Patients" upon discharge. After discharge, only intervention group subject receives two sessions, 10 minutes, telephone follow up calls and five personalized chat-based messaging follow up will be provided. Besides that, self-management education information will be delivered to intervention group via instant messaging service as well. Ad-hoc instant messaging support will be provided to both groups if required.

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Detailed Description

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Due to the advancement of medical treatment, burn-related mortality has been reduced especially in developed countries . Long-term undesirable impacts such as wound problems, skin care, exercise training, scar management, psychological and social problems have been detected in both major and non-major burns (less than 20% total body surface area (TBSA). The focus of burn care is shifted not only acute care but also rehabilitation.

Burn rehabilitation management is dependent on the patients themselves, non-treatment adherence may delay the optimal timing of burn rehabilitation and it may not be regained easily. The inevitable sequelae of increasing joint stiffness and tethered soft-tissue glide become more devastating over time. It has a major impact on clinical outcomes such as scarring, deformity and dysfunction, which result in lower quality of life compared to general population

There is a growing body of research on patient-centered interventions including the concept of self-management. Such phenomenon is consistent with burn patients' needs at aftercare. The proposed smartphone self-management program is to change the paradigm from paternalistic to collaborative relationship. Self-management is to build up patient equipping ability in problem solving, decision making, and appropriate use of resources and has led to improved patient engagement, adherence, and better quality of care.

The investigators hypothesize that, upon intervention completion and compared with the control group, burn patients in the intervention group will report:

1. Higher level of health-related quality of life,
2. Higher level of self-efficacy
3. Higher level of score in Burn Rehabilitation Knowledge
4. Lower pain level, as measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale; and
5. Lower level of itchiness

The desired smart phone assisted self-management intervention will be carried out by principal investigator to selected adult burn patients before discharge and post discharge period.

Before discharge, ward nurses will provide discharge pamphlet and individual face to face education to both groups as usual care.

After discharge, instant messaging supportive enquiry service will be provided to both groups via smartphone apps.

For intervention group, principal investigator will assess subject health care needs prior to intervention. Two extra sessions, 20 minutes, face to face, individual self-management education with aid of computer, track log sheet will be provided to intervention group. Concept of motivational interviewing will be incorporated as complement teaching strategy to facilitate self-management learning.

Principal investigator will be responsible to deliver burn self-management education upon discharge. Intervention group will receive "Rehabilitation Booklet for Burn Patients" upon discharge.

After discharge, only intervention group subject receives two sessions, 10 minutes, telephone follow up calls and five personalized chat-based messaging follow up will be provided. Besides that, self-management education information will be delivered to intervention group via instant messaging service as well. Ad-hoc instant messaging support will be provided to both groups if required.

Conditions

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Burns Self Efficacy Burn Second Degree Burns Third Degree Quality of Life Adherence, Treatment Burn Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Only subject will be single blinded to the intervention provided

Study Groups

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Interventional Group

For intervention group, principal investigator will assess subject health care needs prior to intervention. Two extra sessions, 20 minutes, face to face, individual self-management education with aid of computer, track log sheet will be provided to intervention group. Concept of motivational interviewing will be incorporated as complement teaching strategy to facilitate self-management learning. Principal investigator will be responsible to deliver burn self-management education upon discharge. Intervention group will receive "Rehabilitation Booklet for Burn Patients" upon discharge. After discharge, only intervention group subject receives two sessions, 10 minutes, telephone follow up calls and five personalized chat-based messaging follow up will be provided. Besides that, self-management education information will be delivered to intervention group via instant messaging service as well.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self Management Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smartphone assisted self management education incorporated with the concept of motivational interviewing

Control Group

For control group, participants will receive usual care by ward nurses (provide burn discharge pamphlet upon discharge + regular plastic surgeon follow up)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Self Management Education

Smartphone assisted self management education incorporated with the concept of motivational interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chinese adult aged above 18 years old
* Hospitalized burn patient
* Adult who can understand Cantonese
* Superficial partial thickness burn: TBSA \>10%
* Deep partial thickness burn or full thickness burn: TBSA \> 5%

Exclusion Criteria

* Inhalation injury solely
* Sustained burn injury due to self-injury
* Diagnosed psychiatric illness with or without medication
* Client who is unable to communicate via instant messaging apps

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No