INVESTIGATION OF NURSING THESES EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATIONS ON PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES IN TURKEY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 107 - 119, 30.12.2022

Sevgi Deniz Doğan , İpek Köse Tosunöz

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the postgraduate theses in the field of nursing examining the effects of mobile health applications on patient care outcomes in Turkey.
Method:A systematic search was conducted using The National Thesis Center Database of the Council of Higher Education. Only experimental and quasi-experimental theses were included without year limit. Data extraction and quality assessment were performed by two researchers independently. “Thesis Evaluation Form” was used in data collection.
Results: A total of 10 theses were included in this study. In the studies included in the research examining the effects of mobile health applications on the health care outcomes of patients; It has been determined that it increases the quality of life, symptom control, adherence to medication and treatment, satisfaction with education, positively affects the emotional state, reduces the level of distress, anxiety, complications and post-operative symptoms.
Conclusions: It has been determined that the theses on mobile health applications in Turkey have started to be made in recent years and have many positive effects on patient care outcomes. In this context, it is recommended to increase the use of mobile health applications in health care services.

Keywords

Nursing, mobile health, systematic reviews

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TÜRKİYE’DE MOBİL SAĞLIK UYGULAMALARININ HASTA BAKIM SONUÇLARI ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİNİ DEĞERLENDİREN HEMŞİRELİK TEZLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ: SİSTEMATİK DERLEME

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de mobil sağlık uygulamalarının hasta bakım sonuçları üzerine etkisini inceleyen hemşirelik alanında yapılmış lisansüstü tezleri incelemektir.
Yöntem: Yükseköğretim Kurulu Ulusal Tez Merkezi Veri Tabanı kullanılarak sistematik bir tarama yapılmıştır. Yıl sınırlaması olmaksızın deneysel ve yarı deneysel desendeki tezler çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Veri çıkarma ve kalite değerlendirmeleri iki bağımsız araştırmacı tarafından yapılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında “Tez Değerlendirme Formu” kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Bu çalışmaya toplam 10 tez dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmaya dahil edilen ve mobil sağlık uygulamalarının hasta bakım sonuçları üzerindeki etkilerini inceleyen tezlerde; yaşam kalitesini, semptom kontrolünü, ilaç ve tedavi uyumu artırdığı, emosyonel durumu olumlu yönde etkilediği, anksiyete düzeyini, distres düzeyini, komplikasyonları ve ameliyat sonrası yaşanan semptomları azalttığı belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Türkiye’de mobil sağlık uygulamaları ile ilgili tezlerin son yıllarda yapılmaya başlandığı ve hasta bakım sonuçları üzerine pek çok olumlu etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu kapsamda mobil sağlık uygulamalarının sağlık bakım hizmetlerinde kullanımın artırılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Hemşirelik, mobil sağlık, sistematik derleme

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