Nurse-Led Mobile App Effect on Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Patients After Surgery

Nurse-Led Mobile App Effect on Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Patients After Surgery: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Background: The use of the Nurse-Led Mobile App (NL-Mapp) is a current and important option for educating patients about the symptoms that may arise from breast cancer surgery.

Introduction: Given the precise information and counseling services offered to breast cancer patients, NL-Mapp is considered an appropriate choice to support postoperative self-care.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study aimed to determine the impact of NL-Mapp on breast cancer patients after surgery. The study included 45 patients in the intervention group and 45 patients in the control group. First, NL-Mapp was developed by the research team. Patients were then taught how to use the app to manage their symptoms after breast cancer surgery, and online counseling was provided for patients' questions. The intervention started before surgery, and follow-up visits were made before discharge and in the first month.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mobile Health; Symptom Management; Mobile App; Breast Care Nurse
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: NL-Mapp

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 45
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Gumushane, Turkey
    • Gumushane University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Speaking the national language,
• The presence of primary breast cancer,
• The utilization of a smartphone for a minimum of one year,
• An age of 20 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• An uncontrollable medical problem,
• Having speech problems,
• Having hearing problems,
• Vision impairment,
• A psychiatric diagnosis/ongoing treatment
• Previous treatment due to a different type of cancer
• Rheumatological diseases,
• Fractures,
• Health problems leading to joint limitation,
• Amputation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention	Device: NL-Mapp; Mobile applicaiton
No Intervention: Control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Function of the affected arm	ASES Shoulder Rating Scale	three months
Body image and sexual adjustment scale	Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale	three months
Pain scale	Visual Analog Scale	three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of life scale	Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gümüşhane Universıty
• Collaborators: Semahat Arsel Nursing Education, Practice and Research Center (SANERC)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): July 17, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 17, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: GumushaneUni1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No