N037 Attitudes of Crohn’s disease patients toward self-monitoring trough an App

Abstract

Evidence from a variety of chronic disorders has shown the benefits of self-management in health care. Patient education and remote self-monitoring through an App can offer Crohn′s disease patients the opportunity to take better care of themselves. The aim of our study was to assess the attitudes of CD patients towards mobile phone-based remote monitoring. This is a sub-study of the MediCrohn study, designed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Harvey–Bradshaw index (HBI) self-administered by CD patients through a Mobile App compared with the index assessed by the physician in the clinic (reference). Patients were approached about completing a survey that included questions on their attitudes toward remote monitoring, usability, difficulties and willingness to use mHealth technology We included 80 patients (mean age 38 ± 4.6 years, HBI: 7 ± 1.5) who completed a 12 item questionnaire regarding attitude toward the technology and remote monitoring. There was no differences between sex, level of education, marital status and age. The results indicate the 95% of the patients were comfortable utilising the App as self-monitoring tool. Most of the participants (78%) indicated that if they were instructed on its use they would manage it as a practical daily self-control strategy and 74% felt confident that their privacy could be adequately protected. Patients with mild to moderate Crohn’s disease present a positive attitude towards the use of mobile apps in self-control strategies.1 1. Echarri A, Vera I, Guardiola J, et al. Puede un paciente valorar adecuadamente la actividad de su enfermedad a través de una App? Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2017;40:145–61.