• World Neurosurg · Apr 2024

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    A Mobile Health Transitional Care Intervention Delivered by Nurses Improves Postdischarge Outcomes of Caregivers of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    • Amelia Ganefianty, Praneed Songwathana, Jintana Damkliang, Akhmad Imron, and Jos M Latour.
    • Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand; Department of Nursing, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 Apr 1; 184: 191201191-201.

    ObjectiveCaring for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) during the transition from hospital to home can be psychologically challenging to caregivers. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a novel mobile health (m-health) transitional care intervention to reduce stress and burden of caregivers of patients with TBI and to reduce readmissions.MethodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted with 74 caregivers of adult patients with moderate or severe TBI admitted to a referral hospital in Indonesia. An m-health application for Android mobile phones was designed including education and information for caregivers. The application included an online chat feature with weekly monitoring. The m-health transitional care intervention also included face-to-face education before hospital discharge. Primary outcomes were caregivers' stress and burden. Outcomes were measured at 3 time points: at hospital discharge, 2 weeks postdischarge, and 4 weeks postdischarge. Random Allocation Software was used for randomization of study participants.ResultsFinal analysis included data of 37 caregivers in the intervention group and 37 caregivers in the control group. Stress within the intervention group decreased over time (P < 0.001, mean difference = 11.05). Between both groups, stress was significantly different at 2 weeks and 4 weeks postdischarge (P < 0.001). Caregiver burden showed similar results (2 weeks postdischarge P < 0.001 and 4 weeks postdischarge P < 0.001). Only 1 patient in the control group was readmitted to the hospital.ConclusionsThe m-health transitional care intervention reduced stress and burden of caregivers of patients with moderate or severe TBI. Nurses should consider using m-health technologies to support caregivers in the transition from the hospital into the community.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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