Mobile Health Applications, Cancer Survivors, and Lifestyle Modification: An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Cancer survivors' well-being is threatened by the risk of cancer recurrence and the increased risk of chronic diseases resulting from cancer treatments. Improving lifestyle behaviors attenuates these risks. Traditional approaches to lifestyle modification (ie, counseling) are expensive, require significant human resources, and are difficult to scale. Mobile health interventions offer a novel alternative to traditional approaches. However, to date, systematic reviews have yet to examine the use of mobile health interventions for lifestyle behavior improvement among cancer survivors. The objectives of this integrative review were to synthesize research findings, critically appraise the scientific literature, examine the use of theory in intervention design, and identify survivors' preference

SUBMITTER: Kelley MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578050 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature