Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Mobile Application-based Information About Before and After Surgery
The Effect of Mobile Application-based Information About Before and After Surgery on Anxiety, Distress and Quality of Life of Women With Breast Cancer
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using mobile information application about before and after surgery | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- 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.
- interventionNames
- Other: Using mobile information application about before and after surgery
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- 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
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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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
References
Publications (12)
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- BACKGROUNDChan RJ, Howell D, Lustberg MB, Mustian K, Koczwara B, Ng CC, Kim Y, Napoles AM, Dixit N, Klemanski D, Ke Y, Toh YL, Fitch MI, Crichton M, Agarawal S, Chan A. Advances and future directions in the use of mobile health in supportive cancer care: proceedings of the 2019 MASCC Annual Meeting symposium. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Sep;28(9):4059-4067. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05513-x. Epub 2020 May 14. PMID 32405966
- BACKGROUNDChung IY, Jung M, Park YR, Cho D, Chung H, Min YH, Park HJ, Lee M, Lee SB, Chung S, Son BH, Ahn SH, Lee JW. Exercise Promotion and Distress Reduction Using a Mobile App-Based Community in Breast Cancer Survivors. Front Oncol. 2020 Jan 10;9:1505. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01505. eCollection 2019. PMID 31998651
- BACKGROUNDCinar D, Karadakovan A, Erdogan AP. Effect of mobile phone app-based training on the quality of life for women with breast cancer. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jun;52:101960. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101960. Epub 2021 Apr 18. PMID 33882446
- BACKGROUNDComez S, Karayurt O. The effect of web-based training on life quality and spousal adjustment for women with breast cancer and their spouses. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Aug;47:101758. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101758. Epub 2020 Apr 9.