- Title
- Development of a mobile application of Breast Cancer e-Support Program for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy
- Creator
- Zhu, Jiemin; Ebert, Lyn; Xue, Zhimin; Shen, Qu; Chan, Sally Wai-Chi
- Relation
- Technology and Health Care Vol. 25, Issue 2, p. 377-382
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/THC-161292
- Publisher
- IOS
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Background: 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. Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.
- Subject
- m-health; mobile phone; application; breast cancer; chemotherapy; symptom management
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1353109
- Identifier
- uon:31029
- Identifier
- ISSN:0928-7329
- Language
- eng
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