The Effect of a Self-Care Program Via Line Application on Self-Care in Patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial aimed to study effects of the self-care program via the LINE application on self-care in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
The IMB model was used as a conceptual framework. The participants were 58 patients with coronary artery disease aged 20 years and up who were scheduled for a percutaneous coronary intervention for the first time at a supertertiary hospital in Bangkok. All participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (N = 29) and control groups (N = 29). The control group received routine care while the experimental group received routine care and self-care program via the LINE application for 14 days. Data collection instruments consisted of 1) the demographic and health information questionnaire 2) The coronary artery disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire 3) The dual anti-platelet medications knowledge questionnaire 4) The self-care after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention questionnaire and 5) The Self-Care program via Line application. All instruments were considered for coverage, accuracy and suitability of content and language used by five qualified experts. Descriptive statistics and t-test were used to analyze the data. The sample was male (75.90%). 74.20% were older than 55. The experimental group had a mean age of 57.72 years (SD = 10.87) and the control group had a mean age of 65.97 years (SD = 13.09), the sample in both groups was found to have no differences (p > .05). At post-test, mean scores of self-care in the experimental group were significantly higher than that at pre-test (p < .01) and more than the control group with statistical significance (t = 20.96, p < .01).