Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study
Introduction A growing number of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC), are prone to comorbidity, a high rate of readmissions and complex healthcare needs. An eHealth intervention, however, could potentially ameliorate the increasing b...
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| description | Introduction A growing number of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC), are prone to comorbidity, a high rate of readmissions and complex healthcare needs. An eHealth intervention, however, could potentially ameliorate the increasing burdens associated with NCDs by helping to smoothen patient transition from hospital to home and by reducing the number of readmissions. This feasibility study therefore aims to assess the feasibility of a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge among patients with HF and CRC, while also examining the preliminary clinical and behavioural outcomes of the intervention before initiating a full-scale randomised controlled trial. The recruitment ended in January 2023.Methods and analysis Twenty adult patients with HF and 10 adult patients with CRC will be recruited from two university hospitals in Norway. Six hospital-based nurse navigators (NNs) will offer support during the transition phase from hospital to home by using a solution for digital remote care, Dignio Connected Care. The patients will use the MyDignio application uploaded to an iPad for 30 days postdischarge. The interactions between patients and NNs will then be assessed through direct observation and qualitative interviews in line with a think-aloud protocol. Following the intervention, semistructured interviews will be used to explore patients’ experiences of eHealth support and NNs’ experiences of eHealth delivery. The feasibility testing will also comprise a post-test of the Post-System Usability Questionnaire and pretesting of patient-reported outcomes questionnaires, as well as an inspection of user data collected from the software.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (ID.NO: 523386). All participation is based on informed, written consent. The results of the study will be published in open-access, peer-reviewed journals and presented at international and national scientific conferences and meetings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8889362890b441a9900ea54f0b0e7462024-11-14T08:45:11ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-08-0113810.1136/bmjopen-2022-069599Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility studyKristin Hjorthaug Urstad0Jon Arne Søreide1Marianne Storm2Bjørg Karlsen3Ingvild Margreta Morken4Hege Bjøkne Wathne5Oda Karin Nordfonn6Kari Hanne Gjeilo7Anne Marie Husebø8Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger Faculty of Health Sciences, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayResearch Department, Research Group of Nursing and Health Sciences, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Public Health, University of Stavanger Faculty of Health Sciences, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Quality and Health Technologies, University of Stavanger Faculty of Health Sciences, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Public Health, University of Stavanger Faculty of Health Sciences, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Health and Caring scienses, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Stord, NorwayClinic of Cardiology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayResearch Department, Research Group of Nursing and Health Sciences, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayIntroduction A growing number of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC), are prone to comorbidity, a high rate of readmissions and complex healthcare needs. An eHealth intervention, however, could potentially ameliorate the increasing burdens associated with NCDs by helping to smoothen patient transition from hospital to home and by reducing the number of readmissions. This feasibility study therefore aims to assess the feasibility of a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge among patients with HF and CRC, while also examining the preliminary clinical and behavioural outcomes of the intervention before initiating a full-scale randomised controlled trial. The recruitment ended in January 2023.Methods and analysis Twenty adult patients with HF and 10 adult patients with CRC will be recruited from two university hospitals in Norway. Six hospital-based nurse navigators (NNs) will offer support during the transition phase from hospital to home by using a solution for digital remote care, Dignio Connected Care. The patients will use the MyDignio application uploaded to an iPad for 30 days postdischarge. The interactions between patients and NNs will then be assessed through direct observation and qualitative interviews in line with a think-aloud protocol. Following the intervention, semistructured interviews will be used to explore patients’ experiences of eHealth support and NNs’ experiences of eHealth delivery. The feasibility testing will also comprise a post-test of the Post-System Usability Questionnaire and pretesting of patient-reported outcomes questionnaires, as well as an inspection of user data collected from the software.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (ID.NO: 523386). All participation is based on informed, written consent. The results of the study will be published in open-access, peer-reviewed journals and presented at international and national scientific conferences and meetings.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e069599.full |
| spellingShingle | Kristin Hjorthaug Urstad Jon Arne Søreide Marianne Storm Bjørg Karlsen Ingvild Margreta Morken Hege Bjøkne Wathne Oda Karin Nordfonn Kari Hanne Gjeilo Anne Marie Husebø Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study BMJ Open |
| title | Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_full | Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_fullStr | Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_short | Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_sort | assessing a nurse assisted ehealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non communicable diseases a protocol for a feasibility study |
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