Breast Cancer Self-Management Mobile Care Application Intervention in the Quality of Life

The Evaluation of Intelligence Breast Cancer Self-Management Mobile Care Application Intervention in the Quality of Life for Newly Diagnosed Non-metastatic Breast Cancer Women: Randomized Controlled Trial.

The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life (QoL) for women with breast cancer in Taiwan after using the BCSMS App.

After receiving their first diagnosis of breast cancer, women with stage 0 to III were randomized into intervention and control groups. Intervention group subjects used BCSMS App and the control group subjects received usual care. Two questionnaires: EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR 23 were distributed to subjects in both arms at baseline and at 1.5 and 3 months. All evaluations were anonymous.

Inclusion Criteria:

• first diagnosis of breast cancer with stage 0 to III in past year.
• aged 20 to 65 years
• had an Android/iOS smartphone;
• able to read and write in Chinese;
• willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• not matched to inclusion criteria
• mental illness
• serious illness and life-threatening