The Effect of Mobile Education on Anxiety and Activities of Daily Living

The study was planned as a block randomized controlled experimental study. In order to calculate the sample size needed in our study, a pilot study will be conducted and a priori power analysis will be made based on the results of this study.

E-mobile application will be used as data collection tool. The research will be carried out with 2 groups as application (mobile application) and control (standard care).

The study was planned as a block randomized controlled experimental study. In order to calculate the sample size needed in our study, a pilot study will be conducted and a priori power analysis will be made based on the results of this study.

E-mobile application will be used as data collection tool. The "E-Mobile Application Training Content Guide" to be integrated into the mobile application will be evaluated by the experts with the "Conformity Evaluation Form of Written Training Materials" and the "DISCERN Scale". After the training content is completed, "Personal Information Form", "STAI State and Trait Anxiety Scale", "Assessment and Monitoring Form for Daily Living Activities" will be used. In the preliminary application, the "System Usability Scale" and the e-mobile application will be evaluated by the patients. The "E-Mobile Application Training Content Guide" created by the researchers in line with the literature will be transferred to the mobile application with the help of computer engineers and graphic designers. Sequence and visuality of education Roper et al. It was designed according to the Life Activities Based Nursing Model developed by The e-mobile application is designed in accordance with the Android operating system and its language is Turkish. Patients who download the application from the virtual market (Google Play) can log in with the user name and password created by the researcher. The user name and password were created by the researcher specifically for each patient during the research process. The number of clicks and the reading time of the topics read by the patients entering the application can be tracked with the help of the created web page. The research will be carried out with 2 groups as application (mobile application) and control (standard care).

Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

* Thyroidectomy was planned for benign thyroid disease,
* Hospitalized at least one day before the operation,
* Voluntarily accepted to participate in the study,
* Aged 18 and over,
* Conscious, person-space-time orientation,
* No psychiatric problems,
* No hearing-speech and visual impairment
* who can speak Turkish,
* who underwent partial thyroidectomy/lobectomy/total thyroidectomy under general anesthesia and by the same surgeon,
* who have been using a smartphone for at least one year will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with psychiatric problems,
* hearing or speech impairment, who did not approve the informed consent form, who gave up after approval,
* who did not use the mobile application despite using a smartphone,
* who have a profession in the field of health will not be included in the study.
* In addition, patients who did not log into the mobile application, could not be contacted during the research process and whose surgery was canceled for any reason will not be included in the sample.