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: Received: 30 May 2023 / Approved: 1 June 2023 / Online: 1 June 2023 (05:14:11 CEST)
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Chang, Y.; Hsieh, M.; Wu, H.C.; Chou, Y.; Chang, C. Adoption, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Community Software LINE Official Account for Oncological Case Management of Patients with Oral Cancer. Preprints2023, 2023060035. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0035.v1
Chang, Y.; Hsieh, M.; Wu, H.C.; Chou, Y.; Chang, C. Adoption, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Community Software LINE Official Account for Oncological Case Management of Patients with Oral Cancer. Preprints 2023, 2023060035. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0035.v1
Chang, Y.; Hsieh, M.; Wu, H.C.; Chou, Y.; Chang, C. Adoption, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Community Software LINE Official Account for Oncological Case Management of Patients with Oral Cancer. Preprints2023, 2023060035. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0035.v1
APA Style
Chang, Y., Hsieh, M., Wu, H.C., Chou, Y., & Chang, C. (2023). Adoption, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Community Software LINE Official Account for Oncological Case Management of Patients with Oral Cancer. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0035.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Chang, Y., Yu-Shu Chou and Chia-Hui Chang. 2023 "Adoption, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Community Software LINE Official Account for Oncological Case Management of Patients with Oral Cancer" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0035.v1
Abstract
Background: Cancer patients require cross-professional care during the diagnosis and treatment periods. Therefore, methods for effectively carrying out case management are essential to tumor care.
Purpose: To investigate the effects of using the community software LINE Official Ac-count on oral cancer case management.
Methods: An experimental design was used; 100 patients were randomly divided into two groups by using a computer-generated random number table. The experimental group used LINE Official Account, which gave them self-care information, timely messages, and one-on-one health-care consultations. The control group followed standard healthcare practices.
Results: The experimental group was satisfied with the self-care information provided by LINE Official Account (86.9%), patients regularly checked the self-care information (89.4%) and would check the information when receiving a push notification (54.3%). Ten patients used the one-on-one consultation(20.0%). LINE Official Account had a significant effect on the rate of participation in support groups. Generalized estimating equations indicated a significant difference between the two groups regarding the overall quality of life over 7 days (P = 0.023).
Conclusion: Community software applications used in oncological case management can improve self-management and empower, also enable tracking of long-term follow-up effectiveness and reinforce the case manager’s role as a family therapist. Therefore, this study recommends that case manager systems be incorporated into mobile applications to increase the sustainable management, accessibility, effectiveness, and satisfaction of oncological management systems. This study also provides the value of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Good Health and Well-being, and decreased social withdrawal among patients with oral cancer.
Keywords
patients with oral cancer; LINE official account; oncological case management; interdisciplinary team; SDG “Good Health and Well-being”
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Primary Health Care
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