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Using an APP in Post Oral Cancer Surgery to Affect Patients' Needs and Quality of Life.

NCT04049968 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-08-08

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Summary

This study aimed to explore using an APP in post oral cancer surgery to affect patients' needs and quality of life.

Methods Quasi-experimental Research Design used purposeful sampling from January 1 to December 31 of the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital oral maxillofacial surgery ward and the otolaryngology ward requirement met post-treatment oral cancer patients who agreed to participate. Self-administered structured questionnaires, including basic personal information, cancer needs table short version (CNQ-SF), head and neck cancer quality of life scale (EORTC QLQ-H\&N35), were used to collect information. Results were statistically analyzed to understand the distribution of variables and their relationships.

Scientific or Clinical Implication of the Expected Results Using an APP intervention in post-operative patients with oral cancer may be the better way to promote health and enhance one's quality of life.

Conditions

  • Oral Cancer

Interventions

DEVICE

Mobile health application (APP)

The mobile health application (APP) was applied to patients with oral cancer.

OTHER

Routine health care and instruction

Traditional routine health care and instruction was applied to patients with oral cancer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lee-Chen Chen · Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
48 Years
Max Age
66 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

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