The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study
Objective: This study was conducted to develop an Android mobile application for the subcutaneous (SC) administration of anti-TNF drugs in ankylosing spondylitis patients and to evaluate its effect on drug administration.Methods: In the first stage of this randomized experimental study, a mobile app...
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| description | Objective: This study was conducted to develop an Android mobile application for the subcutaneous (SC) administration of anti-TNF drugs in ankylosing spondylitis patients and to evaluate its effect on drug administration.Methods: In the first stage of this randomized experimental study, a mobile application for SC anti-TNF drug therapy was developed. In the second stage, 32 patients who met the sampling criteria were randomized to mobil and booklet groups. Patients in both groups were evaluated using the Individual Identification Form, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Scale (ASQoL) and Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Treatment Questionnaire once every 6 weeks for 6 months.Results: In the first stage, the concordance coefficient of the five experts’ opinions on the information provided in the mobile application was calculated as W:0.272, P=.130. For both patient groups, the mean scores of BASDAI, BASFI, and ASQoL were statistically significantly lower at the last evaluation than at the first. More patients in the education booklet group had their medication applied by someone else (P=.011).Conclusion: The mobile application developed for SC anti-TNF therapy in AS patients is highly informative and reliable, and it facilitates the administration of SC anti-TNF drugs to patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-724c9c6a330d4ec9a00d9059c8beaf8e2025-08-20T02:58:21ZengAtatürk UniversityJournal of Nursology2822-29542025-03-0128191910.17049/jnursology.143018655The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental StudyCengiz Korkmaz0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2679-0699Ayşe Özkaraman1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-4100Füsun Uzgör2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4233-7774ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCESMUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FETHİYE SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİObjective: This study was conducted to develop an Android mobile application for the subcutaneous (SC) administration of anti-TNF drugs in ankylosing spondylitis patients and to evaluate its effect on drug administration.Methods: In the first stage of this randomized experimental study, a mobile application for SC anti-TNF drug therapy was developed. In the second stage, 32 patients who met the sampling criteria were randomized to mobil and booklet groups. Patients in both groups were evaluated using the Individual Identification Form, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Scale (ASQoL) and Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Treatment Questionnaire once every 6 weeks for 6 months.Results: In the first stage, the concordance coefficient of the five experts’ opinions on the information provided in the mobile application was calculated as W:0.272, P=.130. For both patient groups, the mean scores of BASDAI, BASFI, and ASQoL were statistically significantly lower at the last evaluation than at the first. More patients in the education booklet group had their medication applied by someone else (P=.011).Conclusion: The mobile application developed for SC anti-TNF therapy in AS patients is highly informative and reliable, and it facilitates the administration of SC anti-TNF drugs to patients.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3700866ankylosing spondylitistumor necrosis factor inhibitorssubcutaneous injectionsmobile applicationsnursingankilozan spondilittümör nekroz faktörü inhibitörlerisubkütan enjeksiyonlarmobil uygulamalarhemşirelik |
| spellingShingle | Cengiz Korkmaz Ayşe Özkaraman Füsun Uzgör The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study Journal of Nursology ankylosing spondylitis tumor necrosis factor inhibitors subcutaneous injections mobile applications nursing ankilozan spondilit tümör nekroz faktörü inhibitörleri subkütan enjeksiyonlar mobil uygulamalar hemşirelik |
| title | The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study |
| title_full | The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study |
| title_short | The Effect of Mobile Application on Subcutaneous Anti-TNF Drug Administration in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Experimental Study |
| title_sort | effect of mobile application on subcutaneous anti tnf drug administration in ankylosing spondylitis patients a randomized experimental study |
| topic | ankylosing spondylitis tumor necrosis factor inhibitors subcutaneous injections mobile applications nursing ankilozan spondilit tümör nekroz faktörü inhibitörleri subkütan enjeksiyonlar mobil uygulamalar hemşirelik |
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