BACKGROUND
Liver transplantation, the last treatment for advanced liver failure, necessitates patient education due to its wide range of complications and subsequent disabilities.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to design a mobile-based educational program to provide liver transplant patients with critical health information
METHODS
In the first phase of the study, the crucial educational components were collected from the literature and organized in the form of a questionnaire using library studies and available global guidelines. The validity and reliability of this researcher-made questionnaire were confirmed by a panel of experts (n=15), including gastroenterologists and liver specialists working in the Motahari liver clinic and AbuAli Sina Hospital in Shiraz. The application was designed followed by analyzing the data gathered from the first phase. To evaluate the mobile phone program’s usability, 30 liver transplant patients were provided with the newly developed mobile application.
RESULTS
Most educational components covered in the questionnaire were deemed necessary by experts in the first phase. As a result, the educational contents were classified under 10 categories. The application had a good level of usability since the participants’ satisfaction score was 8.1 (out of 9 points).
CONCLUSIONS
The mobile-based educational application can enhance the patients’ knowledge and self-care performances in post-transplant conditions by promoting the possibility of affordability and usability for liver transplant patients.