A Mobile App to Support Self-Management in Patients with Multiple Myeloma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with blood cancer experience serious physical and emotional symptoms throughout their cancer journey.

Objective

Building on previous work, we aimed to develop an app designed to help patients with multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia self-manage symptoms and test it for acceptability and preliminary efficacy.

Methods

We developed our Blood Cancer Coach app with input from clinicians and patients. Our 2-armed randomized controlled pilot trial recruited participants from Duke Health and nationally in partnerships with the Association of Oncology Social Work, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and other patient groups. Participants were randomized to the attention control (Springboard Beyond Cancer website) arm or the Blood Cancer Coach app i

SUBMITTER: LeBlanc MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10360008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature