Overview
The study focuses on patients who require outpatient infusion of therapy ("Infusions, Intravenous"[Mesh]) "Administration, Intravenous"[Mesh] ("Home Infusion Therapy"[Mesh]) "Parenteral Nutrition, Home"[Mesh] via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) ("Central Venous Catheters"[MeSH] "Catheterization, Central Venous"[MeSH] "Catheterization, Peripheral" [MeSH] "Vascular Access Devices"[Mesh] )
Description
The patients, who receive training ("Patient Education as Topic"[Mesh] "patient participation"[MeSH Terms] ) via an app on their personal mobile phone ("User-Computer Interface"[Mesh] "Smartphone"[MeSH] "Mobile Applications"[MeSH] "Computers, Handheld"[Mesh] "Digital Health"[Mesh] are able to perform specialized care ("Nursing"[Mesh]) Care"[MeSH] "Delivery of Health Care"[Mesh:NoExp] "Home Nursing"[MeSH] "Self Administration"[Mesh] to reduce complications ("adverse effects"[MeSH Subheading] "Catheter-Related Infections"[Mesh] ) so that they are monitored in real time by those responsible for the catheter. ("Telemedicine"[Mesh]
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients >18 years.
- Sign the informed consent form.
- Have a Smartphone and accept the use of the APP.
- Patient with a PICC inserted by the Infusion and Vascular Access Team of the University Hospital of Navarra and with a planned use of at least one month.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with limitations in the use of digital resources or lack of Smartphone.
- Patients who do not want to install the APP on their Smartphone
- Patients who do not authorize access to their Computerized Medical Record (HCI).