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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Phone App Intervention for Coping With Cancer as a Young Adult: Pilot Trial and Thematic Analysis
| العنوان: | Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Phone App Intervention for Coping With Cancer as a Young Adult: Pilot Trial and Thematic Analysis |
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| المؤلفون: | Poort, Hanneke, Ryan, Annelise, MacDougall, Katelyn, Malinowski, Paige, MacDonald, Anna, Markin, Zach, Pirl, William, Greer, Joseph, Fasciano, Karen |
| المصدر: | Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 23, Iss 6, p e25069 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | JMIR Publications, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | BackgroundMany young adult patients do not receive adequate psychosocial services to help them cope with cancer. ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a smartphone app (iaya) intervention that was designed to create an engaged community of young adult patients and help them learn emotional coping skills. MethodsFor this single-group pilot trial, 25 young adult patients aged 18-39 years who were receiving active cancer treatment were asked to use the iaya app for 12 weeks. To collect app use data, we used Mixpanel, an analytics platform for apps. Feasibility was assessed through rates of app sessions and the number of coping exercises engaged, and intervention acceptability was evaluated by using an app usability questionnaire and through qualitative interviews at study completion. We collected patient-reported outcome data at baseline and at week 12 to explore self-efficacy for coping with cancer, self-efficacy for managing emotions, perceived emotional support, and quality of life. ResultsBaseline patient-reported outcome data indicated that participants scored relatively low on perceived emotional support but reasonably high on self-efficacy for coping with cancer and managing emotions as well as quality of life. Participants had a mean of 13 app sessions (SD 14) and 2 coping exercises (SD 3.83) in 12 weeks. Only 9% (2/23) of participants met our combined feasibility definition of ≥10 app sessions and ≥3 coping skills from different categories. The participants’ mean usability score was 73.7% (SD 10.84), which exceeded our predefined threshold of ≥70%, and qualitative feedback was generally positive. ConclusionsAlthough perceived acceptable by patients, the iaya smartphone app did not meet the a priori feasibility criteria as a stand-alone app intervention. Future studies should screen participants for unmet coping needs and consider integrating the app as part of psychosocial care for young adult patients. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1438-8871 |
| Relation: | https://www.jmir.org/2021/6/e25069; https://doaj.org/toc/1438-8871 |
| DOI: | 10.2196/25069 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/493b9db04c994dbe83378f9aafb0b159 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.493b9db04c994dbe83378f9aafb0b159 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 14388871 |
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| DOI: | 10.2196/25069 |