Tack Emma, Braun Maya, De Groef An, Dams Lore, De Backere Femke, Van Overbeke Marthe, Crombez Geert, De Paepe Annick L
Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, MOVANT Research Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Psychooncology. 2025 Apr;34(4):e70144. doi: 10.1002/pon.70144.
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions may help increase physical activity (PA) in diverse groups, including cancer survivors (CSs). Developing an intervention requires a needs assessment of stakeholders, focusing on the preferred features of the application from the perspectives of both CSs and healthcare providers (HCPs).
Group concept mapping was used for this assessment. A first group of stakeholders (CSs: n = 14; HCPs: n = 12) brainstormed and generated statements about preferred app features. A second group (CSs: n = 16; HCPs: n = 23) sorted these statements into thematic clusters and rated their importance. The sorting data was combined, and (dis)similarity matrices were generated through multidimensional scaling. Rating data was aggregated for the overall group and the subgroups (CSs and HCPs) at both the cluster and the statement level.
The first phase resulted in 133 statements, which were reduced to 77 distinct preferred features. Analysis of the sorting data in phase two resulted in six clusters, which were labeled: (1) "Information & Social Support," (2) "Encouragement," (3) "Practical Use," (4) "Self-Monitoring & Feedback," (5) "Planning & Goals," and (6) "Personalization." Both groups rated "Planning & Goals" and "Personalization" as most important. CSs considered the "Encouragement" cluster as least important, whereas HCPs rated "Information & Social Support" the lowest.
These insights can guide the development of interventions to promote a physically active lifestyle among CSs. Applications should prioritize goal setting, planning, and personalization to enhance user engagement. Diverse functionalities with user-friendly navigation are essential. Both stakeholder groups showed similar preferences, reflecting a shared vision for intervention development.
移动健康（mHealth）干预措施可能有助于增加包括癌症幸存者（CS）在内的不同群体的身体活动（PA）。开发一项干预措施需要对利益相关者进行需求评估，重点关注CS和医疗保健提供者（HCP）对应用程序的偏好特征。
本评估采用群体概念映射法。第一组利益相关者（CS：n = 14；HCP：n = 12）进行头脑风暴，生成关于应用程序偏好特征的陈述。第二组（CS：n = 16；HCP：n = 23）将这些陈述分类为主题集群，并对其重要性进行评分。对分类数据进行合并，并通过多维缩放生成（不）相似性矩阵。在集群和陈述层面，对整个群体以及子群体（CS和HCP）的评分数据进行汇总。
第一阶段产生了133条陈述，这些陈述被缩减为77个不同的偏好特征。对第二阶段分类数据的分析产生了六个集群，分别标记为：（1）“信息与社会支持”，（2）“鼓励”，（3）“实际用途”，（4）“自我监测与反馈”，（5）“规划与目标”，以及（6）“个性化”。两组都将“规划与目标”和“个性化”评为最重要的。CS认为“鼓励”集群最不重要，而HCP对“信息与社会支持”的评分最低。
这些见解可以指导开发干预措施，以促进CS群体养成积极的生活方式。应用程序应优先考虑目标设定、规划和个性化，以提高用户参与度。具备用户友好导航的多样化功能至关重要。两个利益相关者群体表现出相似的偏好，反映了对干预措施开发的共同愿景。
