Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China
Abstract Background China has had about 1.2 billion mobile-phone users, and this number continues to grow. However, mobile-health services (mHealth) are currently in the initial stage, and have not yet prevailed in China. Additionally, the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in China is 1700/100,...
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doaj-f96773a7a39940ea818584e82e13aa242020-11-25T03:46:13ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472020-08-012011710.1186/s12911-020-01187-xAcceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in ChinaJ. Hu0D. Z. Yuan1Q. Y. Zhao2X. F. Wang3X. T. Zhang4Q. H. Jiang5H. R. Luo6J. Li7J. H. Ran8J. F. Li9Department of Anatomy, and Laboratory of Neuroscience and Tissue Engineering, Basic Medical College, Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Anatomy, and Laboratory of Neuroscience and Tissue Engineering, Basic Medical College, Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Anatomy, and Laboratory of Neuroscience and Tissue Engineering, Basic Medical College, Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Anatomy, and Laboratory of Neuroscience and Tissue Engineering, Basic Medical College, Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityAbstract Background China has had about 1.2 billion mobile-phone users, and this number continues to grow. However, mobile-health services (mHealth) are currently in the initial stage, and have not yet prevailed in China. Additionally, the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in China is 1700/100,000 (≥65 years). Indeed, these PD patients would benefit from mHealth to manage their disease. Therefore, we designed a study to determine attitudes toward smartphone applications (apps) for chronic condition self-management, and to discover the practicality of these apps among PD patients in China. Methods We selected 204 participants with PD between 52 and 87 years old and surveyed their attitudes concerning the use of smartphone apps for chronic condition management via questionnaires. Results Among the participants, 65.19% had smartphones. Among these smartphone users, 82.84% expressed a preference for using apps for PD management. This group tended to be younger and more frequent web users with higher education and better medication compliance, and they tended to have a longer PD course and worse conditions (P < 0.001, P = 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.041, P < 0.001, P = 0.013). Additionally, the willingness to apply apps for PD self-management was positively related to education (P < 0.001) and negatively related to age and PD course (P = 0.017, P < 0.001). Conclusion In China, patients with PD have a generally positive attitude towards self-management through smartphone apps. Consequently, improving the coverage of smartphones with practical and handy apps is a promising strategy for PD self-management.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-020-01187-xParkinson’s diseaseSmartphone appsChronic managementmHealth |
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J. Hu D. Z. Yuan Q. Y. Zhao X. F. Wang X. T. Zhang Q. H. Jiang H. R. Luo J. Li J. H. Ran J. F. Li Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Parkinson’s disease Smartphone apps Chronic management mHealth |
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Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China |
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Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China |
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Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China |
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Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China |
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Acceptability and practicability of self-management for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on smartphone applications in China |
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Abstract Background China has had about 1.2 billion mobile-phone users, and this number continues to grow. However, mobile-health services (mHealth) are currently in the initial stage, and have not yet prevailed in China. Additionally, the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in China is 1700/100,000 (≥65 years). Indeed, these PD patients would benefit from mHealth to manage their disease. Therefore, we designed a study to determine attitudes toward smartphone applications (apps) for chronic condition self-management, and to discover the practicality of these apps among PD patients in China. Methods We selected 204 participants with PD between 52 and 87 years old and surveyed their attitudes concerning the use of smartphone apps for chronic condition management via questionnaires. Results Among the participants, 65.19% had smartphones. Among these smartphone users, 82.84% expressed a preference for using apps for PD management. This group tended to be younger and more frequent web users with higher education and better medication compliance, and they tended to have a longer PD course and worse conditions (P < 0.001, P = 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.041, P < 0.001, P = 0.013). Additionally, the willingness to apply apps for PD self-management was positively related to education (P < 0.001) and negatively related to age and PD course (P = 0.017, P < 0.001). Conclusion In China, patients with PD have a generally positive attitude towards self-management through smartphone apps. Consequently, improving the coverage of smartphones with practical and handy apps is a promising strategy for PD self-management. |
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Parkinson’s disease Smartphone apps Chronic management mHealth |
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