Exploring childhood cancer survivor, parent, healthcare and community professionals' experiences of, and priorities for, using digital health to engage in physical activity: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Digital health interventions provide an innovative way to engage childhood cancer survivors in physical activity, yet few studies have explored the priorities of key stakeholders regarding using digital health. We aimed to investigate survivor, parent, and healthcare and community professional (HCP) experiences, priorities, and perceived importance of using digital health to promote physical activity behaviours for survivors.

Methods

Participants rated the importance of digital health features to promote physical activity in a survey. Guided by survey responses, we facilitated online focus groups or semi-structured interviews to discuss participants' experiences, priorities, and suggestions in-depth. We transcribed the data verbatim and conducted directed content ana

SUBMITTER: Ha L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283819 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature