The Application Effect of a Medical Information Management System for the Prevention of Depression in Mastectomy Patients

This study was conducted to examine the application effect of a medical information management system for the prevention of depression in mastectomy patients. The subjects were divided into an experimental group (n=62) and a control group (n=62). To verify the effects of the information mediation, this study used a progress method for measurement in the form of an application test and a follow-up test. The results of this study are as follows: First, it showed significantly the factors of health behavior on depression in the degree of education, nutrient intake, exercise, insomnia, and personality type (p<.05). Secondly, it was found that the experimental group had a tendency toward gradually developing more variation from 70.2% to 83.1% in health behavior performance than the control group with regard to the measurement of depression over the application timeframe. Therefore, it is concluded that a medical information management system is effective in relieving mastectomy patients from depression over the physical, psychological, and social changes they experience.