TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lim, Ji Young
AU  - Kim, Jong Kwang
AU  - Kim, Yoon
AU  - Ahn, So-Yeon
AU  - Yu, Jonghan
AU  - Hwang, Ji Hye
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/4/13
TI  - A Modular Mobile Health App for Personalized Rehabilitation Throughout the Breast Cancer Care Continuum: Development Study
JO  - JMIR Form Res
SP  - e23304
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
KW  - breast cancer
KW  - mobile health
KW  - rehabilitation
KW  - cancer continuum
AB  - Background: Although many mobile health (mHealth) apps have evolved as support tools for self-management of breast cancer, limited studies have developed a comprehensive app and described the algorithms for personalized rehabilitation throughout the breast cancer care continuum. Objective: This study aimed to develop a comprehensive mobile app and to describe an algorithm that adjusts personalized content to facilitate self-management throughout the breast cancer care continuum. Methods: The development process of the modular mHealth app included the following 4 steps: (1) organizing expert teams, (2) defining evidence-based fundamental content and modules, (3) classifying user information for algorithms to personalize the content, and (4) creating the app platform and connectivity to digital health care devices. Results: We developed a modular mHealth app service, which took 18 months, including a review of related literature and guidelines and the development of the app and connectivity to digital health care devices. A total of 11 functionalities were defined in the app with weekly analysis. The user information classification was formulated for personalized rehabilitation according to 5 key criteria: general user information, breast operation type, lymph node surgery type, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy use, and change in treatment after surgery. The main modules for personalized content included a self-monitoring screen, personalized health information, personalized exercise, and diet management. Conclusions: The strength of this study was the development of a comprehensive mHealth app and algorithms to adjust content based on user medical information for personalized rehabilitation during the breast cancer care continuum. 
SN  - 2561-326X
UR  - https://formative.jmir.org/2021/4/e23304
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/23304
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33847589
DO  - 10.2196/23304
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/23304
ER  -