Investigation of the Effects of Online Education Application on Gynecological Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Investigation of the Effect of Online Nursing Education Given to Patients Diagnosed With Gynecological Cancer and Receiving Chemotherapy on Symptoms, Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction

The aim of the study was to examine the effect of online nursing education given to women diagnosed with gynecological cancer and receiving chemotherapy. It was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study. The study examined the effect of online nursing education given to patients in the intervention group diagnosed with gynecological cancer and receiving chemotherapy on symptoms, quality of life and patient satisfaction. The control group received routine nursing care.

This study examined the effect of online nursing education given to women diagnosed with gynecological cancer and receiving chemotherapy. This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted in a public hospital in Balıkesir province between December 1, 2021 and June 1, 2024. The study sample consisted of 90 women (intervention=45, control=45). Online nursing education was given to women in the intervention group receiving chemotherapy. Patients in the control group received routine nursing care. The study used the women's descriptive characteristics questionnaire, disease and treatment questionnaire, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, Nightingale Symptom Assessment Scale, nurse follow-up form and patient satisfaction questionnaire. Data were collected during three chemotherapy cycles in four phases.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are diagnosed with gynecological cancer and who have started chemotherapy treatment for the first time in the hospital,

having gynecological cancer

receiving chemotherapy

Speak Turkish, have no communication problems,

Accept voluntarily to participate in the study,

Patients who are 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Illiterate Patients who do not have a smart phone or computer Patients who receive radiotherapy together with chemotherapy Patients who do not know they have been diagnosed with cancer