The Development of a Mobile Health App for Breast Cancer Self-Management Support in Taiwan: Design Thinking Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence has shown that breast cancer self-management support from mobile health (mHealth) apps can improve the quality of life of survivors. Although many breast cancer self-management support apps exist, few papers have documented the procedure for the development of a user-friendly app from the patient's perspective.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the information needs of Taiwanese women with breast cancer to inform the development of a self-management support mHealth app.

Methods

A 5-step design thinking approach, comprising empathy, define, ideate, prototype, and test steps, was used in the focus groups and individual interviews conducted to collect information on the requirements and expectations of Taiwanese women with breast cancer with r

SUBMITTER: Hou IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7226037 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature