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. 2024 Feb 1;25(2):409-418.
doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.2.409.

Determining the Content of a Melanoma Prevention and Care Mobile Application for Melanoma Patients: A Survey Study

Elham Ataee  1 , Mohammad Shirkhoda  2 , Azin Nahvijou  3 , Leila Shahmoradi  1 , Nahid Ramezanghorbani  4
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Determining the Content of a Melanoma Prevention and Care Mobile Application for Melanoma Patients: A Survey Study

Elham Ataee et al. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. .

Abstract

Objects: Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers and melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer. Since the Mobile based health interventions have significant effects in the management of diseases. This study aimed to determining the content of melanoma prevention and care application.

Methods: This is a descriptive study that was conducted in three stages. at first, in order to identify the features of the application, search was conducted based on PubMed, Google Scholar ، Scopus databases. In the second step, in order to determine the content of information, articles and guidelines related to melanoma were searched. In the third stage, in order to ensure the validity of researcher-made questionnaire, a survey was conducted by 51 experts based on targeted sampling. The collected data were analyzed.

Results: demographic and clinical information and melanoma prevention training was common in 14 reviewed applications; The possibility of sending reminders for patients was less considered. Most of the articles have paid attention to the data elements: age, gender, history of sunburn, skin color and history of cancer, exposure to ultraviolet rays, how to care for the skin. The content of the melanoma prevention and care application consists of three general sections: 1- Demographic, clinical information and melanoma risk factors; 2- Educational needs; 3- Features and capabilities of the application for prevention and care were formed. The results of the expert survey showed that 81% of the section1, 80% of the section2, and 91% of the section3 were approved.

Conclusions: Mobile applications has an effective role in disease management and accelerating the provision of health services and reducing the costs of providing services. Melanoma prevention and care application can be an aid in patient education and ultimately better disease management in the field of prevention and care during the current crisis.

Keywords: Application; Melanoma; Mobile Health; Prevention; Self Care.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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PRISMA Chart Depicting the Articles & Applications Selection for Study. The flow diagram describes the number of studies & Applications identified, screened, included, and reviewed
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