Adherence
Early interactive human health coaching via a mobile application improves dietary adaptation and quality of life (specifically reducing eating restriction) in patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer compared to conventional face-to-face counseling.
If you have had stomach cancer surgery, using a dedicated health app with a real dietitian for 3 months after discharge may help you adjust to eating smaller, more frequent meals with less trial and error than standard hospital visits alone. Ensure you have a smartphone or a caregiver to help you log your food and weight daily.
This study will show the efficacy of human health coaching via a mobile app on dietary adaptation in patients who underwent gastrectomy. A relational approach based on personal data and timely intervention using a mobile platform could reduce patients’ trial and error and improve quality of life.
Why this rating
This is a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial; results are not yet reported, relying on a small pilot study for feasibility.
Source
An early interactive human coaching via a mobile application to improve quality of life in patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Design and protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Hak Jin Kim et al. · PLoS ONE · 2022
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0278370
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