Abstract: Objective: To develop and evaluate a WeChat mini-program designed for all-process health education and follow-up care in patients undergoing ophthalmology day surgery, with the goal of providing holistic and precise patient support. Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to select patients from a tertiary grade A hospital in Wuhan. The control group consisted of 150 patients admitted between June and August 2024, who received conventional health education and follow up. The intervention group included 150 patients admitted between September and November 2024, who received all-process health education and follow-up via the WeChat mini-program. The WeChat mini-program was developed based on semi-structured interviews with day surgery patients to identify their needs. Its content and features were finalized through expert panel discussions and usability testing. Preoperative anxiety, health education awareness, satisfaction, and post-discharge self-care ability were compared between the two groups. Results: The average score of System Usability Scale was 80.60, indicating that the user experience was good. Preoperative anxiety scores were significantly lower in the intervention group (2.86 cm) compared to the control group (3.56 cm) (P<0.05). The intervention group also demonstrated higher health education awareness (75.33%±12.74% vs. 58.13%±9.70%), greater satisfaction (40.85±2.93 vs. 35.46±3.27), and superior self-care ability after discharge (all P<0.05). Conclusion: The implementation of the all-process health education and follow-up mini-program for ophthalmology day surgery establishes "foundational support, precision service, and innovative experience" clinically valuable three-tier service framework, that benefits patients and is worthy of broader promotion.

Key words: ophthalmic day surgery; all-process health education; WeChat mini-program; continuous care