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Software-Based Postoperative Communication With Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery.

Vadim Goz¹, Christopher Anthony², Andrew Pugely²

¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Global Spine Journal

|February 19, 2019

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A new mobile messaging app effectively reduced patient anxiety before and after spine surgery. This tool provided valuable support and decreased clinic calls, showing high patient engagement and usefulness.

Keywords:

messaging software patient communication patient education spine surgery

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Area of Science:

Orthopedic Surgery
Digital Health
Patient Support

Background:

Perioperative anxiety is a significant concern for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.
Mobile messaging applications offer a promising avenue for healthcare interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel mobile messaging application designed to reduce perioperative anxiety in spine surgery patients.
To assess the feasibility and patient-reported usefulness of this digital health tool.

Main Methods:

Collected postoperative recovery journals from spine surgery patients to inform app development.
Developed a software-messaging library based on journal content.
Piloted a mobile messaging application delivering daily educational content for 14 days post-discharge.
Assessed patient-reported usefulness and relevance via surveys and interviews.

Main Results:

The application received an average usefulness rating of 4.57 out of 5.
11 out of 12 interviewed patients found the message content relevant.
9 out of 12 patients reported the app reduced their likelihood of contacting the clinic.

Conclusions:

The developed mobile messaging tool provides valuable support to patients in the two weeks following spine surgery.
The application demonstrated high patient engagement and perceived usefulness.
The tool effectively reduced the need for patients to contact the clinic post-operatively.