A Mobile Application for Symptom Management in Patients With Breast Cancer.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a symptom management mobile application on quality of life and symptom severity in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. SAMPLE & SETTING: This parallel randomized pilot study consisted of women with breast cancer admitted to oncology outpatient clin...

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Publicado en:Oncology Nursing Forum Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 409 - 421
Autores principales: Seven, Memnun, Paşalak, Şeyma İnciser, Bagcivan, Gulcan, Ozkasap, Oznur, Selçukbirick, Fatih
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oncology Nursing Society Sep2022
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          Selçukbirick, Fatih
        affil: Assistant professor in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Koc University School of Nursing
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          Mobile Applications Utilization
          Cancer Patients Psychosocial Factors
          Breast Neoplasms Diagnosis
          Signs and Symptoms
          Disease Management Methods
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          Quality of Life
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      ab: OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a symptom management mobile application on quality of life and symptom severity in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. SAMPLE & SETTING: This parallel randomized pilot study consisted of women with breast cancer admitted to oncology outpatient clinics between November 2019 and January 2021 in Turkey. METHODS & VARIABLES: Participants (N = 40) were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 20) or control group (n = 20). The intervention group used the mobile application in conjunction with usual care. The control group received usual care. Participants were assessed during the first, third, and last chemotherapy cycles. Data were collected using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core 30 and the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. RESULTS: During the study, the decrease in general health and physical functioning and the increase in the severity of depression/sadness in the intervention group were statistically lower than in the control group. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: The use of a mobile application for symptom management may promote general well-being and physical function and may alleviate symptoms of depression/sadness in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Further studies are needed to evaluate the application in clinical settings with larger groups.
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