Mobile Health System for Meeting Health Information Needs in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy : Development and Feasibility Study

: Dai, Yu-Mei; Axelin, Anna; Fu, Zhong-Hua; Zhu, Yu; Wan, Hong-Wei

Publisher: Lippincott

: 2024

: CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing

: Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN

: Comput Inform Nurs

: 42

: 6

: 448

: 456

: 1538-2931

: 1538-9774

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001091

Patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy encounter physical and psychosocial challenges, indicating unmet needs. Mobile health technology can potentially support patients. This single-armed feasibility study included 30 patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Patients were asked to use the Health Enjoy System, a mobile health support system that provides a disease-related resource for 1 week. We assessed the usability of the system and its limited efficacy in meeting patients' health information needs. The result showed that the system was well received by patients and effectively met their health information needs. They also reported free comments on the system's content, backend maintenance, and user engagement. This study supplies a foundation for further research to explore the potential benefits of the Health Enjoy System in supporting patients with head and neck cancer.