Effects of mobile internet platform on continued rehabilitation in orthopedic patients

Abstract

Objective To provide targeted, systematic and personalized rehabilitation guidance for orthopedic patients by building a mobile internet platform. Methods Totally 210 orthopedic admitted in the Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology between June and September 2017 were selected using purposive sampling and divided into the treatment group (n=105) and the control group (n=105) according to the random number table. Patients in the control group received conventional guidance at discharge and telephone or home follow-up visit once every two weeks after discharge, while patients in the treatment group received conventional guidance at discharge and continued rehabilitation guidance via the mobile internet platform after discharge. Activity of daily life (ADL) , compliance with continued rehabilitation guidance and patient's satisfaction were compared between the two groups 1 month and 3 months post intervention. Results The ADL of the control group and the treatment group 1 month post intervention scored (66.08±3.01) and (72.00±2.66) respectively; and the ADL of the two groups 3 months post intervention scored (74.23±2.82) and (83.67±1.98) respectively (P<0.05) . The compliance and satisfaction were higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05) . Conclusions Personalized, targeted and visualized rehabilitation guidance for orthopedic patients via the mobile internet platform improves patient's compliance with rehabilitation exercise as well as their ADL and satisfaction. Key words: Orthopedics; Rehabilitation; Mobile internet platform; Continued nursing