• Pain Manag Nurs · Jun 2024

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Determining the Effect of Telehealth Intervention for Lupus Patients on Pain, Happiness, and Life Activities: A Randomized Controlled Study.

    • Halil Ibrahim Tuna, Selda Hakbilen, Sema Yilmaz, and Gamze Unver.
    • Nursing Department, Konya-Aksehir Kadir Yallagoz Health School, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. Electronic address: tunameister@gmail.com.
    • Pain Manag Nurs. 2024 Jun 1; 25 (3): 316322316-322.

    PurposeThis study aims to determine the effect of a telehealth intervention for SLE patients on pain, happiness, and life activities.MethodsThe study was conducted as a randomized controlled study. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 73 participants, including the experimental group (n = 37) and the control group (n = 36). Random number generation using Excel was used to determine how subjects were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. Numerical Rating Scale, Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form, and Life Activities Scale were used to collect data. In addition to their routine treatments, participants in the experimental group received telehealth intervention once a week for 12 weeks, each intervention lasting 15 to 20 minutes. No application was made to the control group during the intervention. Scales were applied to both groups at the beginning of the study, in the 6th week, and in the 12th week.ResultsPain scores of the experimental group were lower at the 6th and 12th weeks compared to the beginning. While there was no difference in pain comparison between the groups at the 6th and 12th weeks, the pain score of the experimental group at the 12th week was significantly lower than the control group. It was determined that the happiness scale scores in the experimental group were higher at the 6th and 12th weeks compared to the beginning. At the end of the 12th week, the happiness score of the experimental group was higher than the control group. It was determined that the life activities scores in the experimental group were higher at the 6th and 12th weeks compared to the beginning.ConclusionIt has been determined that telehealth application has a positive effect on the pain, happiness, and life activities of SLE participants. We suggest that future research should be conducted to improve the body image of SLE participants.Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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