Trial reportAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2015
Engagement with a social networking intervention for cancer-related distress.
Trial report in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Digital and Mobile Technologies to Promote Physical Health Behavior Change and Provide Psychological Support for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: Meta-Ethnography and Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Engagement with INSPIRE, an Online Program for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Survivors.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2018Trial
- Engagement of young adult cancer survivors within a Facebook-based physical activity intervention.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- A multi-dimensional assessment of fatigue among patients undergoing breast radiotherapy.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2026Article
- How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Review
- Cancer Resource and Information Support (CRIS) for Bladder Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers: Development and Usability Testing Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Use of an Unguided, Web-Based Distress Self-Management Program After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Sub-Analysis of CaringGuidance Pilot Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Persistent Post-Mastectomy Pain: Risk Factors and Current Approaches to Treatment.The journal of pain · 2018Review
- Feasibility of Synchronous Online Focus Groups of Rural Breast Cancer Survivors on Web-Based Distress Self-Management.Oncology nursing forum · 2018Article
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- Help-Seeking on Facebook Versus More Traditional Sources of Help: Cross-Sectional Survey of Military Veterans.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Article
- The implementation of web-based cognitive rehabilitation in adult cancer survivors: examining participant engagement, attrition and treatment fidelity.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
- Social media for breast cancer survivors: a literature review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2017Review
- Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Survivors.The Medical clinics of North America · 2017Review
- Comparison of Internet and Telephone Interventions for Weight Loss Among Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial and Feasibility Study.JMIR cancer · 2017Article
- Machine Learning for Identifying Emotional Expression in Text: Improving the Accuracy of Established Methods.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2017Article
- Characterizing Social Networks and Communication Channels in a Web-Based Peer Support Intervention.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2016Article
- Leveraging digital technology for social connectedness among adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding patterns and predictors of engagement could improve the efficacy of Internet interventions. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to characterize engagement in a multi-component Internet intervention for cancer survivors with distress.
methodsData were derived from 296 cancer survivors provided with access to the Internet intervention and included self-report measures and directly-measured engagement with each component of the intervention.
resultsOver 12 weeks, average total engagement was 7.3 h (sd = 11.7), and 42 % of participants spent >3 h on the website. Participants spent more time using social networking components than structured intervention content. Greater early and total engagement was associated with previous chemotherapy, being female, and being recruited via the Internet. Early engagement was associated with greater fatigue and more social constraints.
conclusionsFor many users, engagement with an Internet intervention was quite high. Reducing attrition and tailoring content to better meet the needs of those who do not engage should be a focus of future efforts.
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