There are many apps out there for smart phones that can be utilized to help teach patients. below is a link to an article that shares the top diabetes apps for 2015.
http://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/top-iphone-android-apps#2
Eric, Rosa, Leslie, Tommy, and Jane 09/23/15
Video games are the future of patient education and therapy. Health based games and media that are built around a specific disease gives its patient population a sense of control, distraction, therapy and education about their disease. Most importantly, the games are fun! Games are interactive and offer patients a way to approach the reality of their sickness from a less threatening avenue. One example is HopeLab’s game Re-Mission 2, designed for kids battling cancer. Players are miniaturized and fight cancer on the cellular level using weapons such as chemotherapy and and immune cells all the while learning about the disease process itself and treatment. Games with a similar focus are Zombies, Run! which uses the steps in the game’s pedometer to obtain items and MiraRehab for physical therapy. The increasing use of smart phones, tablets and Bluetooth devices will allow patients to receive the educational, therapeutic and merry-making benefits of these games wherever they go.
Mayrsohn, B. (2014, August 24). Games for Health | Can online and mobile games improve patient outcomes? Retrieved October 1, 2015, from http://www.himss.org/ResourceLibrary/CommunityUpdate.aspx?ItemNumber=32554
Developing and Implementing a Local Education and Support Program for Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs)
This article talks about the importance of patient education among patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Education about the disease process, side effects, treatment options, etc. is vital to reducing patient anxiety and increasing their quality of life. This article further goes into the development and implementation of an educational program for those with gastrointestinal stromal tumors. This was initiated by a patient who brought up the idea with his oncologist. The program provides emotional support as well as current information to these patients who call themselves GISTERs. Patients as far as hundreds of miles away travel to attend these meetings which has purposed as a powerful psycho-educational tool among patients and caregivers (Kuhrik, 2010).
Kuhrik, M. , Kuhrik, N. , Deshields, T. , O’Neill, J. , & Zubal, B. (2010). Developing and implementing a local education and support program for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gists). Journal of Cancer Education, 25(4), 543-547.
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