Systematic review on the effectiveness of mobile health applications on mental health of breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Breast cancer survivors are more likely to report psychological distress and unmet need for support compared to healthy controls. Psychological mobile health interventions might be used in follow-up care of breast cancer patients to improve their mental health.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Cochrane and PROSPERO for articles on controlled trials examining the effectiveness of psychological mobile health interventions compared to routine care regarding mental health outcomes of adult breast cancer survivors. This review followed the PRISMA statement and was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022312972). Two researchers independently reviewed publications, extracted data and assessed risk of bias.

Results

After screening 204 abstracts published from 2005 to

SUBMITTER: Horn A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11814032 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature