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- Title
Development of a mobile application of Breast Cancer e-Support program for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
- Authors
Jiemin Zhu; Ebert, Lyn; Zhimin Xue; Qu Shen; Chan, Sally Wai-Chi; Zhu, Jiemin; Xue, Zhimin; Shen, Qu
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy experience a variety of physical and psychosocial symptoms, which have negative effect on women's quality of life and psychological well-being. Although M-health technologies provides innovative and easily accessible option to provide psychosocial support, mobile phone based interventions remain limited for these women in China.<bold>Objective: </bold>To develop a new mobile application to offer information as well as social and emotional support to women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy to promote their self-efficacy and social support, thus improving symptom management strategies.<bold>Methods: </bold>Basing on previous theoretical framework which incorporated Bandura's self-efficacy theory and the social exchange theory, a new mobile application, called Breast Cancer e-Support Program (BCS) was designed, with the content and functionality being validated by the expert panel and women with breast cancer.<bold>Results: </bold>BCS App program has four modules: 1) Learning forum; 2) Discussion forum; 3) Ask-the-Expert forum; and 4) Personal Stories forum. BCS program can be applied on both android mobile phones and iPhones to reach more women.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>This is the first of its kind developed in China for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. A randomized controlled trial is undertaking to test the effectiveness of BCS program.
- Subjects
CHINA; MOBILE apps; BREAST cancer chemotherapy; PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; SOCIAL support; SELF-efficacy; BREAST tumors; MATHEMATICAL models; QUALITY of life; HEALTH self-care; THEORY; HUMAN services programs; CANCER &; psychology
- Publication
Technology & Health Care, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 2, p377
- ISSN
0928-7329
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3233/THC-161292