International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the specific situation of implementing continuous care based on WeChat mini-program during the home rehabilitation period of patients with COPD. Methods Fifty-one patients with stable COPD who visited the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Punan Hospital, Pudong New Area, Shanghai from January 2023 - June 2024 were selected and randomly divided into the control group (n=26, routine care) and the observation group (n=25, continuous care based on WeChat mini-program). Compare lung function, severity classification of COPD, blood gas analysis indicators, degree of dyspnea and comprehensive symptoms. Results Before the intervention, comparisons of pulmonary function (FEV1, FVC, FEV₁/FVC), severity classification of COPD (grade I, grade II, grade III, grade Ⅳ), blood gas analysis indicators (PaO₂, PaCO₂, SaO₂), degree of dyspnea and comprehensive symptoms between the two groups (P > 0.05); After the intervention, the lung functions and other aspects of both groups improved significantly, and the improvement in the observation group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The implementation of continuous care based on WeChat mini-programs during home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with stable COPD is conducive to the improvement of lung function, blood gas analysis indicators and the severity of COPD in patients, and is worthy of recommendation.

Stable COPD; Continuous care based on WeChat mini-programs; Routine care; Pulmonary function