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Application of WeChat-based self-management education in patients with depression
Hongfen Xie, Qimei Hu, Guimei Wang, Huayun Wang, Jianqing Jia, Lei Shen, Juan Luo
Published 2018-03-26
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2018, 24(9): 1058-1062. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.09.016
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the effects of WeChat-based self-management education on patients with depression.
MethodsTotally 108 patients with depression who were discharged from a municipal mental health center between January and December 2016 received self-management education with the WeChat platform for six months. The frequency of reading push contents on WeChat, Insight and Treatment Attitude Questionnaire (ITAQ) , Medication Adherence Questionnaire and Beliefs About Medical Questionnaire (BMQ) were used to assess the patients one month and six months after the management. The patients' insight and treatment attitude as well as medication adherence before and after the introduction of WeChat-based self-management education was compared.
ResultsAfter six months of WeChat-based self-management education, the patients with depression showed better frequency of reading disease publicity materials, personized guidance, WeChat games and watching video and pictures in push contents of WeChat than that after one month of self-management (P<0.05) ; the patients showed higher insight and treatment attitude scores, lower medication adherence scores and better scores in the dimensions of beliefs about medical than that after one month of self-management (P<0.01) .
ConclusionsWeChat-based self-management education can effectively improve the adherence, perception to disease and rehabilitation of those depression patients discharged from hospital.
Key words:
Depression; Medication adherence; WeChat; Self-management education
Contributor Information
Hongfen Xie
Department of Clinical Psychology, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
Qimei Hu
Department of Clinical Psychology, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
Guimei Wang
Department of Nursing, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
Huayun Wang
Department of Clinical Psychology, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
Jianqing Jia
Department of Clinical Psychology, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
Lei Shen
Department of Nursing, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
Juan Luo
Department of Clinical Psychology, Zhenjiang Mental Health Center, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang 212005, China
