ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Breast awareness mobile apps for health education and promotion for breast cancer.
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- Early detection of self-breast examination using smartphone breast application.Breast disease · 2024Pooled it
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- Smartphone-Based Cancer and Obesity Prevention Education Program for Chinese Women (SCOPE): A Pilot RCT.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Development of a mobile application for wound severity detection and modern dressing selection.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Article
- A Culturally Tailored mHealth App (VCheck) to Support Breast Self-Examination Among Thai Women: Development and Formative Evaluation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure (Breast-CAM): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2026Review
- Mobile Applications for Sepsis-Related Healthcare: A Systematic Search and Evaluation Within App Stores.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Empowering breast cancer clients through AI chatbots: transforming knowledge and attitudes for enhanced nursing care.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Increasing the Uptake of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Via the MAwar Application: Stakeholder-Driven Web Application Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Transcultural Adaptation of the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure in a Rural Border Area of Greece.Cureus · 2024Article
- Exploring the Landscape of Breast Cancer Prevention among Chinese Residents in Italy: An In-Depth Analysis of Screening Adherence, Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Practices, the Role of Technological Tools, and Misconceptions Surrounding Risk Factors and Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Assessing the Quality, Privacy, and Security of Breast Cancer Apps for Arabic Speakers: Systematic Search and Review of Smartphone Apps.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- A Review on Educational Intervention Approaches on Cancer Knowledge and Awareness in Quasi-Experimental Studies.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciencesReview
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Abstract
Background: Lack of knowledge, poor awareness, and attitude are barriers to breast cancer (BC) screening participation. The ubiquitous usage of mobile phones makes it a perfect platform for delivering interventions to increase knowledge and awareness in screening, a strategy for early identification of BC. However, although numerous applications for BC prevention are available on major mobile phone platforms, relatively few have been tested in scientific studies to determine their efficacy. Objective: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of BrAware Apps in increasing the knowledge of BC risk factors, awareness of warning signs and confidence in breast self-examination (BSE) among women in northeast peninsular Malaysia. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre and post-test research design were conducted with 41 women participants in Kelantan, Malaysia, before and after using the BrAware apps. Participants were given an online, adapted Breast Cancer Awareness Measure questionnaire. Post-test was 2 months after using the BrAware apps. Comparison using paired Results: The mean age of women was 39.71(SD = 8.80). The participants' mean knowledge score of BC warning signs differs before using BrAware (mean 70.62, SD 11.74) and after using the BrAware app (mean 79.83, SD 10.15) at the <0.001 level of significance. Conclusions: The BrAware mobile app had a positive effect in increasing the women's knowledge of risk factors of BC, warning signs awareness and confidence level for BSE. It can be concluded that the mobile app may be an adjunct in educating women on BC.
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