Effect on Adaptation to Cancer of Mobile Application Developed for Gynecological Cancer Patients

Summary

Getting a cancer diagnosis, the difficult treatments applied and the side effects that occur completely affect the life of the patient, shaking his future plans and adaptation mechanisms. In recent years, the role of healthcare professionals has included counseling and promoting positive health behaviors to reduce disease and treatment side effects and increase adherence to disease. The service provided by healthcare professionals to patients has started to move to digital environments with the developing technology and the concept of e-health has been born. Offering e-health support as part of regular care has become a powerful tool to help cancer patients manage their disease. Web-based interventions or mobile applications provide an opportunity for improved communication and better information exchange between healthcare professionals and patients. In addition, education of cancer patients and patient self-management allow for better clinical outcomes using e-health or mobile health applications. The widespread use of smartphones enables cancer patients to be supported from different perspectives through mobile applications. When the studies are examined, it is noteworthy that mobile applications developed for female cancer patients are predominantly related to breast cancer. Most of the technology-based researches on gynecological cancers are studies conducted through text message intervention, online web-based interventions or social media tools such as Facebook and WeChat. For this reason, the aim of this study is to develop a mobile application to increase physical and psychosocial adjustment for gynecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and to investigate its effectiveness.

Conditions

• Gynecologic Cancer
• Chemotherapy Effect
• Mobile Application
• Physiological Adaptation
• Psychosocial Adaptation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

A mobile application intervention developed for gynecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

The mobile application will consist of modules. It is planned to include four education modules and consultancy modules in the application. 1. Module 1: It will consist of sub-categories with information to be prepared in line with the current literature on gynecological cancer types and treatments applied. There will be information and short videos that will strengthen coping with physical symptoms, especially from chemotherapy. 2. Module 2: In this area, there will be meditation and relaxation/breathing exercises, information on relaxing complementary therapies, anxiety reduction and stress management techniques videos and audio recordings. 3. Module 3: Current developments on gynecological cancers will be included. 4. Module 4: Encouraging recovery stories and videos of cancer survivors will be included. 5. Module 5: Counseling module. This is the area where patients who cannot find answers in the frequently asked questions section can ask questions to the research team.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pamukkale University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-15

Primary Completion

2022-12-15

Completion

2023-02-15

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations