This innovative project seeks to harness mobile phone technology as a means to take preventive health care to a new level among ovarian cancer survivors. Using the Fogg Behavioral Model, developed from the concept of persuasive technology, this study proposes to develop the Mobile Application for Genetic Information on Cancer (mAGIC) intervention to motivate ovarian cancer survivors to undergo genetic counseling. The overall study objective is to develop and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a theory-based intervention aimed to encourage ovarian cancer survivors to receive genetic counseling
This project seeks to harness mobile phone technology as a means to take preventive health care to a new level among ovarian cancer survivors. Using the Fogg Behavioral Model31 (FBM), developed from the concept of persuasive technology, this study proposes to develop the Mobile Application for Genetic Information on Cancer (mAGIC) week-long intervention to motivate ovarian cancer survivors to undergo genetic counseling.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
104
7-day app to encourage uptake of genetic counseling
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Uptake of cancer genetic counseling
Report of attendance of an appointment with genetic counselor to discuss cancer genetics related to ovarian cancer diagnosis
Time frame: 3 months
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