The Effect of Mobile Application Used by Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-15

Study Completion Date

2025-12-20

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a patient-centered mobile application used during the perioperative period can improve anxiety, complications, comfort, and patient satisfaction compared to standard care.

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Detailed Description

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Surgical intervention is a life-threatening condition. It is known that fear and anxiety experienced throughout the surgical process disrupt homeostatic balance, leading to biological, psychological, and social problems in individuals and prolonging the length of hospital stay.

In surgical cases that typically require a hospital stay of one day or less, when there is insufficient time for proper education and guidance, patients may experience anxiety and difficulties. This can lead to repeated hospital visits and increased costs. Effective and accurate communication between the patient and the nurse can ensure the best implementation of nursing care, help the patient feel safer, reduce anxiety, increase care satisfaction, and lower costs.

Complications frequently arise after hospital discharge. Due to a lack of information regarding recovery expectations, many patients may feel insecure, anxious, and alone.

The use of the internet for health information has significantly increased over the past decade. Mobile medical applications can be a useful tool for improving perioperative patient education and care. Most acute care hospitals provide discharge instructions in the form of a brochure, which is often difficult to follow. A mobile application could serve as an educational and instructional resource for patients throughout the perioperative period. It can provide real-time feedback on patients' adherence to perioperative ERAS elements and demonstrate their ability to aid recovery.

There are very few studies investigating the ability of mobile applications to assist in the recovery of surgical patients. Various studies have shown that complications, pain, anxiety, unexpected primary care visits, hospital readmissions, and rehospitalizations are primarily caused by a lack of information.

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a patient-centered mobile application used during the perioperative period can improve anxiety, complications, comfort, and patient satisfaction compared to standard care.

Conditions

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Surgical Patient Nursing Caries Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Experimental Group:

Patients will receive information about the mobile app and install it for free. Preoperative education, pain monitoring, and complication tracking will be conducted via the app. Video consultations will be available for wound care.

On surgery day, they will receive standard care. Anxiety will be assessed on postoperative day 1, and daily follow-ups will continue until day 7, when they will complete the Comfort Scale, Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, and State Anxiety Inventory via the app.

Control Group:

Patients will receive standard care. Anxiety will be assessed on day 1. They will be informed about a day 7 follow-up call and provided with VAS pain scales and complication checklists.

On day 7, a phone interview will collect responses to the Comfort Scale, Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, and State Anxiety Inventory, along with hospital readmission details.

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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The effect of a patient-oriented mobile application

Experimental Group:

Patients will receive information about the mobile app and install it for free. Preoperative education, pain monitoring, and complication tracking will be conducted via the app.

Video consultations will be available for wound care. On surgery day, they will receive standard care. Anxiety will be assessed on postoperative day 1, and daily follow-ups will continue until day 7, when they will complete the Comfort Scale, Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, and State Anxiety Inventory via the app.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mobile application

Intervention Type OTHER

The aim is to evaluate whether a patient-centered mobile application with smartphone-based systematic follow-up assessment during the perioperative period can improve surgery-related anxiety, complications, comfort, and patient satisfaction compared to standard care. This thesis will be one of the pioneering studies in this field.

standard care

Control Group:

Patients will receive standard care. Anxiety will be assessed on day 1. They will be informed about a day 7 follow-up call and provided with VAS pain scales and complication checklists.

On day 7, a phone interview will collect responses to the Comfort Scale, Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, and State Anxiety Inventory, along with hospital readmission details.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mobile application

Intervention Type OTHER

The aim is to evaluate whether a patient-centered mobile application with smartphone-based systematic follow-up assessment during the perioperative period can improve surgery-related anxiety, complications, comfort, and patient satisfaction compared to standard care. This thesis will be one of the pioneering studies in this field.

Interventions

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mobile application

The aim is to evaluate whether a patient-centered mobile application with smartphone-based systematic follow-up assessment during the perioperative period can improve surgery-related anxiety, complications, comfort, and patient satisfaction compared to standard care. This thesis will be one of the pioneering studies in this field.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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standard care

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Having a smartphone to install the mobile application No barriers to communication in Turkish Scheduled for surgery Willing to participate in the study Above 18 years of age Sufficient ability to use the mobile application