Patient Engagement in a Mobile App-Based Rehabilitation Program for Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: Secondary Data Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care professionals use mobile apps to support patients' rehabilitation after total hip or knee arthroplasty. Understanding patient engagement in such mobile health interventions can help tailor these interventions to better support patients.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate patient engagement in a mobile app-based arthroplasty rehabilitation program and to investigate the association between patient engagement and their characteristics.

Methods

Data were extracted from a pool of 42 participants in the experimental arm of a randomized controlled trial that used a mobile app (WeChat [Tencent Holdings Limited])-based program to support patients' rehabilitation after total hip or knee arthroplasty. The primary outcomes were the number of days th

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480718 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature