Wei-Ping Cheng, Li Sun, Dan Shen, Guan-Hua Xu, Jia-Wei Jiang, Hai-Yan Gu
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of using mobile health platforms for continuous care in preventing and treating osteoporosis. METHODS: 114 patients with osteoporosis admitted to Nantong First People's Hospital from March 2021 to June 2022 were recruited and assigned equally via random number table method to receive either routine care (namely education on osteoporosis disease, dietary guidance, exercise guidance, activity guidance, medication supervision, fall prevention, psychological care, and secondary health education at the time of discharge) (routine group) or mobile health platform-based continuity of care (continuity group), with 57 patients in each group...
March 8, 2024: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine