Cummings Elizabeth, Hauser Jenny, Cameron-Tucker Helen, Fitzpatrick Petya, Jessup Melanie, Walters E Haydn, Reid David, Turner Paul
eHealth Services Research Group, University of Tasmania, Australia.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011;169:33-7.
This paper reports on a research trial designed to evaluate the benefits of a health mentoring programme supported with a web and mobile phone based self-monitoring application for enhancing self-efficacy for self-management skills and quality of life for people with CF. This randomised, single-blind controlled trial evaluated two strategies designed to improve self-management behaviour and quality of life. Task-specific self-efficacy was fostered through mentorship and self-monitoring via a mobile phone application. Trial participants were randomised into one of three groups: Control, Mentor-only and Mentor plus mobile phone. Analysis and discussion focus on the experiences of participants through a methodology utilising descriptive statistics and semi-structured interviews. The results highlight the challenges of stimulating self-management behaviours particularly in adolescents and in the evaluation of the role of mobile applications in supporting them.
本文报告了一项研究试验，该试验旨在评估一项健康指导计划的益处，该计划辅以基于网络和手机的自我监测应用程序，以增强囊性纤维化患者自我管理技能的自我效能感和生活质量。这项随机、单盲对照试验评估了两种旨在改善自我管理行为和生活质量的策略。通过指导和使用手机应用程序进行自我监测，培养了特定任务的自我效能感。试验参与者被随机分为三组之一：对照组、仅接受指导组和指导加手机组。分析和讨论通过使用描述性统计和半结构化访谈的方法，聚焦于参与者的经历。结果凸显了激发自我管理行为的挑战，尤其是在青少年中，以及在评估移动应用程序在支持这些行为方面的作用。
