Pattern construction and effects evaluation of electronic health education on patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of electronic health education on the psychological status, compliance with medications and satisfaction with nursing of in vitro fertilization (IVF)-assisted patients during assisted reproductive pregnancy. Methods From July to September in 2017, 100 infertile women who received IVF-embryo transfer (ET) for the first time in Reproductive Medical Center of Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine were enrolled in this research. Fifty cases of control group received routine health education, while the other 50 cases of observation group received electronic health education. The anxious and depressive scores, compliance with medications and satisfaction with nursing between the two health education mode were to compare. Results The scores of anxiety (50.62±3.64) and depression (0.51±0.04) in the observation group were lower than those in control group significantly (58.30±2.60, 0.58±0.03, all P<0.001). But the therapeutic compliance [timely taking medicine rates (96% vs. 80%), timely return visit rates (94% vs. 76%), ovulation monitoring rates (94% vs. 78%), preoperative preparation rates (100% vs 86%) and postoperative follow-up rates (90% vs. 70%)] as well as their nursing satisfaction on our nursing services, professional knowledge and their reaction to our explanation in observation group were higher than those in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Constructing the electronic health education system can improve the patients’ psychological status, compliance with medications and increase the nursing satisfaction by pushing notifications and applying specific educations during different treatment stages using electronic health education system. Key words: Infertility; Electronic information; Health education; Pattern construction; Evaluation of effects