African Creative Writing Research (Humanities)

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2003 No. 1 (2003)

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Digital Health Literacy Training for Chronic Pain Management in Dakar: Patient Outcomes and Remote Consultation Use Frequency Analysis

Mahmudou Diop, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18774060
Published: August 28, 2003

Abstract

Chronic pain is a prevalent health issue in Dakar, Senegal, affecting patients' quality of life and healthcare utilization. A mixed-methods approach was employed with pre- and post-training surveys assessing patient knowledge and self-management skills, supplemented by remote consultation data analysis. Patient satisfaction scores increased by 25% after the training, indicating improved digital health literacy. Remote consultations were used at a median frequency of four times per month among trained participants. Digital health literacy training significantly enhanced patients' self-care abilities and their engagement with remote healthcare platforms in Dakar. Extend training programmes to other chronic pain clinics and incorporate feedback into future iterations for greater impact. digital health literacy, chronic pain management, remote consultations, Dakar, Senegal Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

How to Cite

Mahmudou Diop (2003). Digital Health Literacy Training for Chronic Pain Management in Dakar: Patient Outcomes and Remote Consultation Use Frequency Analysis. African Creative Writing Research (Humanities), Vol. 2003 No. 1 (2003). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18774060

Keywords

African geographychronic pain managementdigital literacye-healthqualitative researchpatient outcomesremote consultations

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