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Application of a social media platform as a patient reminder in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Luo Miaomiao,
Hao Yu,
Tang Ming,
Shi Mengzhen,
He Fengjuan,
Xie Yuanmao,
Chen Weigang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
helicobacter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1523-5378
pISSN - 1083-4389
DOI - 10.1111/hel.12682
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , medicine , incidence (geometry) , intervention (counseling) , social media , disease , adverse effect , gastroenterology , psychiatry , world wide web , physics , computer science , optics
Background To investigate the effect of a social media platform for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. Materials and Methods We enrolled 222 patients from October 2018 to June 2019, who required H pylori therapy. We used WeChat, a social media platform, as a patient reminder tool. They were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups (n = 111 per group) to compare and evaluate their disease awareness, medication adherence, incidence of adverse drug reactions, and H pylori eradication rate. Results Patients in the intervention group had significantly better disease‐related knowledge, medication adherence, and H pylori eradication rates than those in the control group ( P < .05). Conclusions Using a social media platform may improve treatment rates of H pylori infection.