Improvement in Quality of Life After Early Interactive Human Coaching via a Mobile App in Postgastrectomy Patients With Gastric Cancer: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients undergoing gastrectomy usually experience postgastrectomy syndrome and face difficulties adapting to a regular diet. Human health coaching via a mobile app has recently been applied to patients with chronic metabolic diseases, with significant improvements being observed in clinical outcomes.

Objective

This study aimed to compare the quality of life and nutritional outcomes of human health coaching via a mobile app with those of conventional face-to-face counseling in postgastrectomy patients with gastric cancer.

Methods

This was a prospective randomized controlled trial, and patients were enrolled between May 2020 and August 2022. The mobile coaching group received health coaching that provides personalized advice based on self-recorded health dat

SUBMITTER: Eom BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757711 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature