Specialized Nursing
LI Hao, CHEN Mei, HUANG Qingfen, WEI Ting, ZHANG Qingmei
Objective To investigate the application effect of a mobile App-based home self-monitoring and nursing early warning system integrating abdominal circumference, body weight, and urine output in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods A total of 92 liver cirrhosis patients admitted to the department of gastroenterology and oncology in Nanning Eighth People′s Hospital, between February 2024 and April 2025 were selected and randomly assigned to a control group and an observation group, each of 46. Both groups received routine home care, while the observation group was applied a mobile App-based home self-monitoring and nursing early warning system integrating abdominal circumference, body weight, and urine output. After 6 months of intervention, the incidence of complications, the 6-month all-cause readmission rate, and the ascites-related readmission rate, monitoring compliance, and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups. Results The incidences of ascites-related progression and electrolyte disturbance were significantly lower in the observation group than those in the control group (χ2=4.423, P=0.035; χ2=4.039, P=0.044). The 6-month all-cause readmission rate and ascites-related readmission rate in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(χ2=4.842, P=0.028; χ2=4.039, P=0.045). Moreover, the monitoring compliance score and nursing satisfaction rate of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group (t=16.237, P<0.001; χ2=7.256, P=0.007). Conclusion The intervention in this study can reduce the risk of complications and improve monitoring compliance in patients with liver cirrhosis, providing an effective tool for home care.