一个短信平台的随机试验,用于治疗经常性尿路感染
Surbhi Agrawal1, Ngozi Ikpeama1, Nathanael Koelper2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery.
Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|February 2, 2026
概括
一个基于算法的短信平台显著减少了尿路感染 (UTI) 的发作和不必要的抗生素处方在女性的复发性尿路感染. 这种数字健康工具还减少了医疗保健利用率,改善了患者的治疗结果.
科学领域:
- 数字健康数字健康
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 妇女健康 妇女健康
背景情况:
- 与患者相关的因素有助于过度使用抗生素治疗尿路感染 (UTI).
- 复发性尿路感染是一个重大挑战,往往导致不必要的抗生素处方.
- 需要有效的干预措施来优化抗生素的使用,以管理复发性尿路感染.
研究的目的:
- 评估基于算法的短信平台在减少反复性尿路感染的妇女不必要的抗生素处方方面的有效性.
- 评估短信平台对尿路感染病例率和医疗保健利用率的影响.
- 确定平台是否影响共享决策和在尿路感染管理中的患者教育.
主要方法:
- 患有复发性尿路感染的成年女性被随机 (1:1) 分给短信平台或常规护理.
- 发短信的小组使用了一个自动化的,双向的,基于证据的平台来对症状进行分拣,共享决策和教育资源.
- 测量的主要结果是随机化后三个月不必要的抗生素处方率.
主要成果:
- 短信平台组 (n=51) 与常规护理组 (n=51) 相比,显示出 significantly较低的尿路感染发作的平均数量 (0.47对0.82,P=0.041).
- 在发短信组中,不必要的抗生素处方的总比率明显较低 (11.8%),而不是通常的护理 (29.4%,P=0.028).
- 该平台还减少了对无症状细菌病的不必要抗生素使用 (2.0%对19.6%,P=0.004),并减少了医疗保健访问.
结论:
- 一个自动化的算法发短信平台有效地减少了尿路感染的发作和不必要的抗生素处方在妇女的复发性尿路感染.
- 数字健康干预导致医疗保健利用率下降,包括更少的面对面访问.
- 该研究强调了技术驱动干预措施的潜力,以改善反复性尿路感染管理中的抗生素管理.
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