Abstract
To promote early diagnosis - an essential pillar of breast cancer management (WHO) - thousands of apps exist on the Google Play Store. Only 13% of all breast cancer apps focus on awareness and self-check and have not been scientifically evaluated. The primary objective of this study was to co-design and develop BreMo for Nepalese women using a participatory approach. The “Theory of change”- based - intervention was also designed to ensure behavior change amongst the target users. An extensive study of breast cancer symptoms (especially those prevalent in Nepal), self-check, and existing apps were done to outline essential features and develop the prototype. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted online to test the UI, UX, and content of the prototype. Feedback from the survey was incorporated into the development phase. A questionnaire-based randomized trial was conducted (15 women) to test BreMo against 5 existing apps. BreMo with its four main features - self-check, symptom recording, symptom tracking, and a reminder was fun to train with according to 67% of the participants. Six (6/8) participants would like to continue using BreMo, and 8/12 would recommend BreMo to their friends and family. To ensure behavioral change, the Theory of change methodology was followed. Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in the app were identified and other important BCTs were incorporated with added measures. The next step is to test the intervention with the target audience - Nepalese women.
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Sweekrity Kanodia, Learning Planet Institute–Universite Paris Cite, France
Jean Christophe Thalabard, Learning Planet Institute–Universite Paris Cite, France
Kevin Lhoste, Learning Planet Institute–Universite Paris Cite, France, France
Romaric Sallustre, Learning Planet Institute–Universite Paris Cite, France
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Conference: PCAH2023
Stream: Science
This paper is part of the PCAH2023 Conference Proceedings (View)
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Kanodia S., Thalabard J., Lhoste K., & Sallustre R. (2023) BreMo: A Mobile Application to Promote Primary Knowledge About Breast Cancer ISSN: 2758-0970 The Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2023.3
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2023.3
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