Development and Validation of a Mobile Application as an Adjuvant Treatment for People Diagnosed with Long COVID-19: Protocol for a Co-Creation Study of a Health Asset and an Analysis of Its Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness

Mario Samper-Pardo, Sandra León-Herrera, Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez (), Belén Benedé-Azagra, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Isabel Gómez-Soria, Estela Calatayud, Alejandra Aguilar-Latorre, Fátima Méndez-López, Sara Pérez-Palomares, Ana Cobos-Rincón, Diana Valero-Errazu, Lucia Sagarra-Romero and Raquel Sánchez-Recio
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Mario Samper-Pardo: Department of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Sandra León-Herrera: Department of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez: Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Belén Benedé-Azagra: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Rosa Magallón-Botaya: Department of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Isabel Gómez-Soria: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Estela Calatayud: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Alejandra Aguilar-Latorre: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Fátima Méndez-López: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Sara Pérez-Palomares: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Ana Cobos-Rincón: Department of Nursing, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logroño, Spain
Diana Valero-Errazu: Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Lucia Sagarra-Romero: GAIAS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University San Jorge, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain
Raquel Sánchez-Recio: Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISAragon), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: Objective: To analyse the overall effectiveness and cost-efficiency of a mobile application (APP) as a community health asset (HA) with recommendations and recovery exercises created bearing in mind the main symptoms presented by patients in order to improve their quality of life, as well as other secondary variables, such as the number and severity of ongoing symptoms, physical and cognitive functions, affective state, and sleep quality. Methods: The first step was to design and develop the technologic community resource, the APP, following the steps involved in the process of recommending health assets (RHA). After this, a protocol of a randomised clinical trial for analysing its effectiveness and cost-efficiency as a HA was developed. The participants will be assigned to: (1st) usual treatment by the primary care practitioner (TAU), as a control group; and (2nd) TAU + use of the APP as a HA and adjuvant treatment in their recovery + three motivational interviews (MI), as an interventional group. An evaluation will be carried out at baseline with further assessments three and six months following the end of the intervention. Discussion: Although research and care for these patients are still in their initial stages, it is necessary to equip patients and health care practitioners with tools to assist in their recovery. Furthermore, enhanced motivation can be achieved through telerehabilitation (TR).

Keywords: long COVID-19; APP; health asset; co-creation; effectiveness; cost-efficiency; primary health care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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