The Effect of Using Interactive Mobile Application for the Management of Chemotherapy- Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Children

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Intensive chemotherapy protocols are the most commonly used treatments in childhood cancers. While these protocols increase recovery rates, they may also cause some undesirable side effects. Nausea and vomiting is one of the most common toxic side effects associated with chemotherapy. The aim of thi...

Intensive chemotherapy protocols are the most commonly used treatments in childhood cancers. While these protocols increase recovery rates, they may also cause some undesirable side effects. Nausea and vomiting is one of the most common toxic side effects associated with chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to develop an interactive mobile application and to investigate the effect of this application on the management of nausea and vomiting symptoms by using it during chemotherapy treatment. The study will be conducted with 61 children between 8-18 years of age who received chemotherapy in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic at Trakya University Health Research and Application Center. The study was planned as a randomized controlled study. Data will be collected with the "Information Form" and "Rhodes Adapted Rhodes Nausea and Vomiting Scale for Children". The interactive mobile application will be downloaded to the phones of the experimental group and the this device will be used from the first chemotherap' day to the seventh day. While the experimental group evaluates their nausea and vomiting via mobile application twice a day, every 12 hours during one week, the control group will record the their nausea and vomiting experiences in the "Nausea and Vomiting Diary". While the experimental group will be able to use the mobile application which consists of diverting attention, routine control will be applied to the control group.

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