The effect of an interactive nurse support program developed with a mobile application on patient outcomes in breast...

To determine the effect of the interactive nurse support program developed with a mobile application on patient outcomes (symptom management, quality of life, perception of social support, anxiety) in breast cancer patients who received outpatient chemotherapy.

The randomized controlled study was conducted in the outpatient chemotherapy unit of a public hospital between 2021 and 2023. The study sample consisted of 100 breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline-cyclophoshamide chemotherapy. Patients in the control group received standard care, and patients in the intervention group were applied an interactive nurse support program developed with a mobile application throughout four chemotherapy cycles. Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ-BR23 Scales, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MPSSS), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS) were used in data collection. Data were collected five times, including before chemotherapy (t₀) and at the end of the first week after each chemotherapy (t₁, t₂, t₃, t₄).

MSAS, BAS total scores, EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 Scales "Symptom Dimension" scores of the patients in the intervention group were found to be significantly lower than the control group at t₁, t₂, t₃, t₄ (p˂0.05). EORTC QLQ-C30 Scale "General Well-Being", "Functional Status", EORTC QLQ-BR23 "Functional Status" scores, MPSSS total scores of the patients in the intervention group were found to be significantly higher than the control group at t₁, t₂, t₃, t₄ measurements (p˂0.05).

The interactive nurse support program developed with the mobile application is effective on patient outcomes in breast cancer patients who received outpatient chemotherapy.

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