A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHATSAPP BASED SELF-CARE INFORMATION WITH THE MANUAL MODE OF INFORMATION AMONG ASTHMATIC PATIENTS ON QUALITY OF LIFE.

Abstract

An experimental factorial research design was used to compare an effectiveness of WhatsApp based self-care information and manual mode of information among asthmatic patients on quality of life. 10 adult asthma patients between 18-55 years of age were selected randomly in the study at the outpatient department of respiratory medicine. Patients were divided in WhatsApp based self-care information group and manual mode of self -care information group. The operational information in the form of “Asthma self-care information manual” was distributed by the researcher to manual mode of self-care information group in the preferred language of patient after collecting pre-test data from patients. For WhatsApp based self-care information group, the operational information was communicated through WhatsApp messenger app in 15 days to asthma patients after collecting pre-test score of patients. Post-test score of Quality of life of these patients was assessed again after 6 months of intervention. The mean of pre-test score for manual mode of self-care information patients is 117.5 and WhatsApp mode of information patient is 119.7. Mean of Post–test score is 167 and 168.8 respectively. This shows that post-test score is improved for both the group patients. The calculated t values was 1.148 which is less than the tabulated value hence the research hypothesis is accepted which states that WhatsApp based self-care information effective than the Manual mode of self-care information among asthmatic patients on quality of life