The Effect of Mobile Application-based Information About Before and After Surgery on Anxiety, Distress and Quality of Life of Women With Breast Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
- Enrollment
- 82
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change of NCCN Distress Thermometer score at baseline and one month later
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Aim and hypothesis: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of mobile information given to women before and after breast cancer surgery on anxiety, distress, and quality of life. E-mobile information given to women before and after breast cancer surgery reduces the level of anxiety (I) and the level of distress (II), and positively affects their quality of life (III).
Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted between April and August 2021 in the surgical oncology clinic-outpatient clinics of a university hospital. Patients in the intervention group (n=42) used the mobile information application for one month with routine care. Patients in the control group (n=40) received their routine care. Data were collected with data collection forms one week before and three weeks after surgery.
Investigators
Filiz Salman
Principal Investigator
Suleyman Demirel University
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change of NCCN Distress Thermometer score at baseline and one month later
Time Frame: The first measurement was collected one week before surgery. The second measurement was collected 3 weeks after surgery.
This scale was developed by Roth et al. (1998) to measure psycho-social distress in cancer patients. It consists of the visual analog scale that individuals can apply on their own, consists of only one question, and is used to evaluate the stress situations patients have experienced in the last week and a list of problems. There is a thermometer with numbers from 0 to 10 on the scale. On the distress thermometer, a score of 0 indicates that the individual has never experienced distress, and a score of 10 indicates that he or she has experienced distress at the upper limit.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change of FACT-G Quality of Life Scale score at baseline and one month later(The first measurement was collected one week before surgery. The second measurement was collected 3 weeks after surgery.)
- Change of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score at baseline and one month later(The first measurement was collected one week before surgery. The second measurement was collected 3 weeks after surgery.)