Introduction: Learning self-care behaviors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus can lead them to maintain their health, adapt more to the disease and increase their ability to care, and improve their quality of life. Distance education by nurses leads to the promotion of self-care in patients, and in this way, the development of nursing and health can be accelerated. The purpose of this study is the effect of self-care training through a smartphone on the physical symptoms and quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Methods & Materials: The present study was a double-blind clinical trial. The samples were collected according to the entry criteria in Jahrom-Shiraz city; then they were divided into two intervention and control groups in a simple random way through computer software, where there were 25 people in each group. The tools used were Mcelhone's demographic questionnaire, hyperthalamic disease symptoms and lupus quality of life; after all the patients have completed the questionnaire, the virtual training for the intervention group was started in Soroush Messenger. Two months after the completion of the training sessions, the relevant questionnaires were completed by both intervention and control groups. Data analysis was determined using SPSS version 22 software at a significance level of 0.5%.
Discussion: Providing education in the field of self-care can be an important step towards improving physical health and improving the quality of life of affected patients, and it is necessary to use non-pharmacological treatment solutions in addition to drug therapy to deal with the progress of this disease in their physical dimension. In addition, the research conducted in the field of self-care training in lupus patients was very limited, and the effect of virtual training were less investigated. Because the provision of education to this group of patients has been face-to-face most of the time.
Clinical trial code: IRCT20210114050037N3