Development and feasibility of an mHealth intervention for psychoeducational support of Nigerian women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC) remains a significant health burden globally, with high incidence and mortality rates, particularly in Nigeria. Chemotherapy, a common treatment modality for BC, often leads to various physical and psychological side effects, impacting patients' quality of life. Despite the growing use of mobile health (mHealth) interventions to provide psychoeducational support, there is a paucity of evidence regarding their feasibility and acceptability among Nigerian women with BC.

Objective

To develop and investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a mHealth psychoeducational intervention (mPEI) named the ChEmo Nurse Breast cancer Application (CENBA) programme.

Methods

A multi-centre, assessor-blinded, parallel-group pilot randomised controlled t

SUBMITTER: Akingbade O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11588262 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature