Internet use and preferences among women living with advanced breast cancer.
Emma B KempBogda KoczwaraJane TurnerAfaf GirgisPenelope SchofieldNicholas Hulbert-WilliamsJanelle LevesqueDanielle SpenceSina VatandoustGanessan KichenadasseAmitesh RoyShawgi SukumaranChristos S KarapetisCaroline RichardsMichael FitzgeraldLisa BeattyPublished in: The breast journal (2019)
Despite high distress and unmet informational and psychosocial needs, and recommendations for development of advanced breast cancer (ABC)-specific resources, there remains a paucity of appropriate, accessible psychological interventions. This survey study examined internet use and preferences of women with ABC, to gauge feasibility of providing an ABC-specific internet intervention. Most participants (83%) used the internet daily. Results indicated most women with ABC would find an ABC-specific internet intervention helpful, and that it would address gaps in current internet resources, including provision of strategies to manage treatment side-effects and fear of cancer progression.
Keyphrases
- health information
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- social media
- mental health
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- palliative care
- squamous cell carcinoma
- papillary thyroid
- decision making
- metabolic syndrome
- cross sectional
- clinical practice
- depressive symptoms
- breast cancer risk
- replacement therapy
- childhood cancer
- squamous cell