Conclusions
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The group using the PEG app indicated significant improvements in self-care abilities, reduced complications, and better social support in terms of quality of life compared with the control group. These findings highlight the benefits of the PEG app for home-based postoperative care of patients with gastrostomy tubes. This study suggests that patients discharged after their first PEG placement should be assisted in using the PEG app to facilitate independent self-management of their gastrostomy tubes at home.The authors express our gratitude to Taichung Veterans General Hospital for permitting us to recruit research participants and conduct the study on their premises, as well as to the 5 clinical experts who offered their feedback on the instrument.Authors' Contributions: LCL and BLC contributed to the study design and implementation, data analysis, interpretation of the findings, and preparation of the manuscript. HCL and SSY contributed to the study design and identified the clinical cases. SCW contributed to data analysis and interpretation of the findings. HHC contributed to the study design.Conflicts of Interest: None declared.CONSORT-eHEALTH checklist (V 1.6.1).