Abstract
Today, with the rapid development of technology, the use of smart devices in medical technologies has increased. Mobile health applications have become widely used in meeting the treatment and care needs of cancer patients. Mobile health applications increase cancer patients' access to care, support symptom control and reduce healthcare costs. In this review, we aimed to summarize the effects of mobile health application use on cancer patients' access to health services, follow-up and nursing care. With the increasing use of smart cell phones, mobile health applications are becoming widespread in health education. The use of mobile health applications enables remote monitoring and follow-up of patients by nurses. Health literacy plays a crucial role for cancer patients to understand treatment options and side effect management. There is increasing interest in the use of mobile health applications to improve health literacy. Mobile health applications significantly reduce the risk of infection by enabling cancer patients to stay at home. Mobile health applications improve symptom management, change lifestyle and support medication adherence in the home care process of cancer patients. Mobile health applications increase the interaction of cancer patients with nurses and physicians and support the educational needs of patients. It increases the self-care habits and quality of life of patients who are far away from providing easy understanding of information related to the disease and treatment process. It is important to consider age, access to technology and sociocultural factors in the process of providing care with mobile health applications. It is predicted that mobile health applications will have an important role in the care and follow-up of cancer patients.
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Abstract
Günümüzde teknolojinin hızla gelişmesiyle tıbbi teknolojilerde akıllı cihazların kullanımını artmıştır. Kanser hastalarının tedavi ve bakım gereksinimlerinin karşılanmasında mobil sağlık uygulamaları yaygın şekilde kullanılmaya başlamıştır. Mobil sağlık uygulamaları kanser hastalarının bakıma erişimini arttırır, semptom kontrolüne destek verir ve sağlık hizmeti maliyetlerini düşürür. Bu derlemede mobil sağlık uygulaması kullanımının kanser hastalarının sağlık hizmetlerine erişimi, izlemi ve hemşirelik bakımı üzerindeki etkilerinin özetlenmesi amaçlandı. Akıllı cep telefonu kullanım oranlarının artmasıyla birlikte, mobil sağlık uygulamaları sağlık eğitiminde yaygınlaşmaktadır. Mobil sağlık uygulamalarının kullanımı ile hastaların hemşireler tarafından uzaktan izlemi ve takibi sağlanmaktadır. Kanser hastalarının tedavi seçeneklerini ve yan etki yönetimini anlamaları için sağlık okuryazarlığı çok önemli rol oynamaktadır. Sağlık okuryazarlığını geliştirmek için mobil sağlık uygulamalarının kullanımına yönelik ilgi giderek artmaktadır. Mobil sağlık uygulamaları kanser hastalarının evlerinde kalmalarını sağlayarak enfeksiyon riskini önemli oranda azaltır. Mobil sağlık uygulamaları kanser hastalarının evde bakım sürecinde semptom yönetimini iyileştirir, yaşam tarzını değiştirir ve ilaç tedavisine uyumu destekler. Mobil sağlık uygulamaları kanser hastalarının hemşire ve hekim ile etkileşimini arttır ve hastaların eğitim gereksinimlerini destekler. Hastalık ve tedavi süreci ile ilişkili bilgilerin kolay anlaşılması sağlayarak uzakta olan hastaların da öz bakım alışkanlıklarını ve yaşam kalitesini arttırır. Mobil sağlık uygulamaları ile bakımın verilmesi sürecinde yaş, teknolojiye erişim ve sosyokültürel faktörlerin dikkate alınması önemlidir. Mobil sağlık uygulamalarının kanser hastasının bakımı ve izleminde önemli yer tutacağı öngörülmektedir.
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References
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Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Internal Diseases Nursing |
| Journal Section | Derlemeler |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | June 26, 2025 |
| Submission Date | December 29, 2023 |
| Acceptance Date | March 14, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 14 Issue: 2 |
