Development and Effects of Smartphone App-Based Exercise Program for Hemodialysis Patients
10.4040/jkan.2020.50.1.52
- Author:
Eun Jeong KI
1
;
Hyang Sook SO
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Seoyoung University, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hemodialysis;
Smartphone;
Exercise;
Self Efficacy;
Physical Fitness
- MeSH:
Hospitals, University;
Humans;
Medical Records;
Motor Activity;
Numismatics;
Nursing;
Physical Fitness;
Quality of Life;
Renal Dialysis;
Self Efficacy;
Smartphone
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2020;50(1):52-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To examine the effects of a smartphone application-based exercise program on self-efficacy expectations (SEE) and outcome expectations regarding exercise (OEE), physical fitness, activity level, physiological indices, and health-related quality of life in a sample of hemodialysis patients.METHODS: A quasi-experimental control group pre-test post-test design was used. Subjects were recruited from two university hospitals in G city. The subjects were assigned randomly by coin toss: 33 participants to the experimental group and 30 to the control group. A literature review and the self-efficacy theory were used to develop the smartphone program. Experts designed and verified the program to be userfriendly and in consideration of user interaction. Data were collected through a self-report pre-test post-test questionnaire and online medical records.RESULTS: In the experimental group, the levels of physical fitness and physical activity were significantly improved post-test, but the scores on health-related quality of life and the physical indices did not improve. In the experimental group, the SEE and OEE post-test scores were also significantly higher than the pre-test scores, but the control group's scores did not change.CONCLUSION: The smartphone application-based exercise program based on self-efficacy theory significantly improved the level of physical fitness and activity, SEE, and OEE for hemodialysis patients. The use of this application-based exercise program for hemodialysis patients might be an effective nursing intervention tool for improving SEE, OEE, level of physical fitness, and physical activity.
