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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedDolan PT, Afaneh C, Dakin G
Lessons learned from developing a mobile app to assist in patient recovery after weight loss surgery.
This study examines the outcomes of patients recovering from weight loss surgery using a newly developed mobile app to help them recover successfully. The enrolled patients used the app for 30 days from July 2017 to October 2018. As the app was being used, it was updated. Ten patients were enrolled in the trial period with four using the initial version and six with the updated version. All patients were satisfied with the app and liked the notifications of updates. In the trial version only one patient completed at least 70% of the surveys, but five completed the surveys for the updated version. Next steps for the researchers is to conduct a pilot study with a larger set of patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Dolan PT, Afaneh C, Dakin G .
Lessons learned from developing a mobile app to assist in patient recovery after weight loss surgery.
J Surg Res 2019 Dec;244:402-08. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.06.063..
Keywords: Obesity: Weight Management, Obesity, Surgery, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT)
deMeireles A, Ross R, Ghaferi AA
Leveraging mobile technologies to improve longitudinal quality and outcomes following bariatric surgery.
This paper discusses the prevalence of obesity, annual cost attributable to obesity, data from observational studies which have evaluated weight trajectories following bariatric surgery, the importance of face to face follow-up for all patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, and novel telehealth strategies for longitudinal follow up that have begun to take shape in health systems.
AHRQ-funded; HS024403.
Citation: deMeireles A, Ross R, Ghaferi AA .
Leveraging mobile technologies to improve longitudinal quality and outcomes following bariatric surgery.
Mhealth 2019 Feb 25;5:6. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2019.02.02..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Obesity, Surgery, Telehealth