Application of a social media platform as a patient reminder in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori

• DOI: 10.1111/hel.12682
• Publication Date: 2020-02-23T23:48:46Z
• Authors: Miaomiao Luo; Yu Hao; Ming Tang; Mengzhen Shi; Fengjuan He; Yuanmao Xie; Weigang Chen
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Helicobacter pylori; Middle Aged; Drug Administration Schedule; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Helicobacter Infections; Medication Adherence; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Breath Tests; Humans; Patient Compliance; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Social Media

AbstractBackgroundTo investigate the effect of a social media platform for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection.Materials and MethodsWe enrolled 222 patients from October 2018 to June 2019, who required H pylori therapy. We used WeChat, a social media platform, as a patient reminder tool. They were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups (n = 111 per group) to compare and evaluate their disease awareness, medication adherence, incidence of adverse drug reactions, and H pylori eradication rate.ResultsPatients in the intervention group had significantly better disease‐related knowledge, medication adherence, and H pylori eradication rates than those in the control group (P < .05).ConclusionsUsing a social media platform may improve treatment rates of H pylori infection.