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Research Article: Comparing the effects of mHealth application based on micro-learning method and face-to-face training on treatment adherence and perception in haemodialysis patients: a randomised clinical trial

Date Published: 2023-06-02

Abstract:
Objectives Comparing the effects of a mobile health (mHealth) application based on the micro-learning method with face-to-face training on treatment adherence and perception among patients undergoing haemodialysis. Design A single-blind randomised clinical trial. Setting A haemodialysis centre in Isfahan, Iran. Participants Seventy patients. Intervention Patients were trained individually for 1?month via the mHealth application or face-to-face training. Outcome measures Treatment adherence and perception in patients were measured and compared. Results The scores of treatment adherence in the mHealth and the face-to-face training groups were not significantly different at the pre-intervention stage (720.43±209.61 vs 702.861±181.47, p=0.693) and immediately after the intervention (1007.14±134.84 vs 947.86±124.46, p=0.060), while 8?weeks later, treatment adherence in the mHealth group was significantly higher than the face-to-face training group (1018.57±129.66 vs 914.29±126.06, p=0.001). The scores of both groups before the intervention did not differ in various dimensions of treatment adherence and perception (p>0.05). Scores of these variables also elevated significantly after the intervention (p<0.05). Conclusions The mHealth based on micro-learning and face-to-face training as interventions augmented treatment adherence and perception among the haemodialysis patients, but such improvements were detected much more in the patients trained with mHealth based on the micro-learning method than face-to-face training. Trial registration number IRCT20171216037895N5.

Introduction:
Treatment adherence denotes contributing actively to the therapeutic process, following the recommendations, and receiving healthcare services provided by professionals, along with their manifestations in patients’ behaviours. 1–3 Studies indicate that haemodialysis (HD) patients have poor treatment adherence, 4–7 which can accelerate disease progression and the need for immediate hospitalisation and treatment. 8 Illness perception is another factor affecting treatment outcomes, mortality rates and medical…

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