The Effect of Mobile Application Used by Patients

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Surgical Patient; Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; Nursing Caries

Treatments: Other: mobile application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06891339

imren erer (Registry Identifier)

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 64 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Exclusion criteria

Communication barriers Inability to use the mobile application Unwillingness to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

The effect of a patient-oriented mobile application

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: mobile application

standard care

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: mobile application