Journal Article

A personalized, web-based breast cancer decision making application: a pre-post survey

Pruthi, Sandhya, Venegas Pont, Marcia R., Jenkins, Sarah M., Plevak, Matthew F., Wyatt, Kirk D.

2019

Overview

Background Every case of breast cancer is unique, and treatment must be personalized to incorporate a woman’s values and preferences. We developed an individually-tailored mobile patient education application for women with breast cancer. Methods Pre-post surveys were completed by 255 women who used the tool. Results Patients thought the application included helpful information ( N  = 184, 72%) and was easy to navigate ( N  = 156, 61%). Most patients thought the amount of information in the tool was “about right” ( N  = 193, 87%). Decision making confidence increased by an average of 0.8 points (10-point scale) following a consultation and use of the tool ( p  < 0.001). Conclusions Tailored mobile applications may optimize care by facilitating shared decision making and knowledge transfer, and they may also enhance the experience of patients as they navigate through their breast cancer journey.

• Publisher: BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,BMC
• Subject: Adult / Aged / Analysis / Breast cancer / Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis / Breast Neoplasms - psychology / Breast Neoplasms - therapy / Care and treatment / Case studies / Clinical decision-making / Computers, Handheld / Decision Making / Education / Female / Health education / Health Informatics / Humans / Information Systems and Communication Service / Internet / knowledge support systems / Management of Computing and Information Systems / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Middle Aged / Mobile applications / Patient education / Patient Education as Topic / Patient Participation / Planning / Referral and Consultation / Research Article / Shared decision making / Surveys and Questionnaires / theory / Women / Women's health