The Effect of Mobile Application-based Information About Before and After Surgery
Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring breast cancer, mobile application, mobile health, anxiety, distress, quality of life
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Scheduled for elective surgery due to breast cancer,
- Over 18 years old,
- Read and understand Turkish,
- At least primary school graduates,
- Have internet access,
- Have a smartphone with an android operating system suitable for downloading the mobile application.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with active psychiatric disease,
- Using antidepressant medication,
- Vision problems that prevented them from using the mobile application,
- Scheduled for reconstructive surgery using their own tissue
Sites / Locations
- Suleyman Demirel University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention Group
Control Group
The mobile information application was downloaded from the Android market and installed on the patients' phones, and the patients were taught about how to use it. The patients were given a short information brochure on the use of the mobile application. One week after the surgery, the patients were called and reminded about the use of the application. Three weeks after the surgery, data were collected through telephone interviews using the Patient Follow-up Form, Anxiety, Distress and Quality of Life measurement tools, the Patient Information Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Mobile Application Evaluation Form.
The patients received routine care and training in the clinic, and no additional intervention was applied. Three weeks after the surgery, data were collected through telephone interviews using the Patient Follow-up Form, Anxiety, Distress and Quality of Life measurement tools, and the Patient Information Satisfaction Questionnaire