MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATION - PREVENTING PATIENTS OF BREAST CANCER POST-TREATMENT FROM UPPER LIMB DYSFUNCTION (ULD) (Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Surgery) : LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Background. Breast cancer is the most common cancer which attacks 2.1 million women annually. The high incidence of ULD is a negative impact that affects the quality of life of patients. m-Health Application is a tool that can facilitate the process of service or health care.
 Purpose. To know the effectiveness of m-Health Application usage in preventing Upper Limb Dysfunction (ULD) by increasing physical activity of patients after breast cancer treatment.
 Method. Relevant articles that were published between 2013 and 2018 were retrieved from EBSCOhost, Scopus, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, and SAGE databases, using keywords like mobile health application, breast cancer, physical activity, upper limb dysfunction.
 Results. This study uses 9 literatures, including 3 journals with randomised controlled trial (RCT) design, 1 quasi-experimental journal, 1 cross-sectional journal, 1 journal using a pilot study, and 1 journal using qualitative design alongside with focus group method. Almost all literatures show positive results of mobile health application in increasing physical activity of breast cancer patients.
 Conclusion. Mobile health application can significantly prevent the occurrence of ULD by increasing the practice of patients' physical activity through application features, such as video, games, SMS, telephone, e-mail, and the internet web.
 
 Keywords mobile health application, breast cancer, physical activity, upper limb dysfunction.

Dukungan Keluarga Dengan Kualitas Hidup Pada Pasien Kanker Payudara Yang Menjalani Kemoterapi

“…Pada kondisi psikologis yang kurang baik karena dampak kemoterapi membuat pasien kanker membutuhkan dukungan orang terdekat, keluarga adalah orang terdekat pasien yang akan memberikan kenyamanan serta ketenangan (Mubarak dalam Mahayani et al, 2020;Cahyono et al, 2022a). Keluarga merupakan sebuah unit dasar masyarakat yang nantinya mempengaruhi perkembangan individu sehingga Sedangkan hasil analisis menggunakan dengan uji Spearman Rank Tests α 0,05 didapat p-value (0,00 < α (0,05) sehingga dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa terdapat hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi di Rumah Sakit tingkat III Baladhika Husada Jember (tabel 4).…”