The Effect of Mobile-Based Education on Postoperative Recovery and Quality of Life in Thyroidectomy Patients

Thyroid diseases constitute one of the most common health problems around the world and in our country. In its treatment; Drug therapy, radioactive iodine therapy and surgical treatment can be applied alone or together. Advances in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases have led to an increase in the number of thyroidectomies. When there are no complications after thyroidectomy, patients are discharged from the hospital on the day of surgery or are hospitalized for only a few days. In this context, since technical care is given priority, discharge training remains incomplete. Patients who have had thyroidectomy are discharged within 1-2 days after surgery if no problems occur. For this reason, patient education provided by health professionals and especially nurses may be insufficient. Post-discharge patient education in surgical services can sometimes be ignored, and it is noteworthy that this situation is not given importance due to the busy nature of surgical services. Although short hospital stays after surgery are beneficial in many ways, it increases the need for patient education. In this study, a mobile application that covers the entire perioperative process and includes education will be developed for patients undergoing thyroidectomy. This developed mobile application aims to manage post-operative problems such as neck pain and discomfort and voice changes experienced by patients, and to improve post-operative recovery, voice quality and, accordingly, quality of life. In this context, it is believed that even in cases where patients cannot access health care professionals, their educational needs will be met, problem management will be provided with applications for the problems they experience, and accordingly, their post-operative recovery, voice and quality of life will increase, starting from the hospital before the surgery until the end of the recovery period, including the home care process after discharge.When the literature on the subject is examined