the effect of telenursing on the self-efficacy of covid-19 patients after discharge from hospital

Background: considering the complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19), it is necessary to implement telenursing in order to improve the quality of the healthcare services and ensure the continuity of these healthcare services out of the hospital.aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of telenursing on the self-efficacy of the covid-19 patients after discharge from the hospital.method: this clinical trial was conducted on 66 covid-19 patients in vasei hospital, sabzevar, iran, in 2021. the participants were divided into intervention and control groups using the random permuted block technique. the required data were collected through a demographic form and the covid-19 prevention, recognition, and home-management self-efficacy scale completed online by the participants before and 1 month after the intervention. a telenursing workshop was performed through an online platform to educate the patient in the intervention group for 1 month. finally, the data were analyzed in spss software (version 24) using the independent t-test, paired t-test, chi-square test, and fisher's exact test.results: the mean scores of self-efficacy were estimated at 165.66±15 and 159.69±21 21.73 in the control group before and after routine training, respectively, while they were obtained at 144.24±20.58 and 172.15±13.28 in the experimental group before and after telenursing, which was significantly different (p<0.001).implications for practice: it seems that telenursing was effective on the self-efficacy of patients. accordingly, the nursing team is recommended to use telenursing to improve the self-efficacy of the covid-19 patients.