Table 2.
Description of the interventions (N=10)
| No. | Study | Year | Technology | Program construct/contents | Duration | Session | Intervention manager | Involvement of intervention manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Børøsund et al. [30] | 2014 | Web-based | 1) Symptom assessment | 12 months | Access any time as needed | Nurse | Online communication with patients and advice |
| 2) Advice | Physician | |||||||
| 3) Information | Social worker | |||||||
| 4) Communication | ||||||||
| 5) Electronic diary | ||||||||
| A2 | Hou et al. [31] | 2020 | Mobile-based | 1) Evidence or knowledge about breast cancer | 12 weeks | Access any time as needed | Nurse | None |
| 2) Exercise and rehabilitation after surgery | ||||||||
| 3) Diet and nutrition for breast cancer patients | ||||||||
| 4) Emotional support to prevent anxiety and depression | ||||||||
| 5) A personal health record for tracking treatment and side effects | ||||||||
| 6) Social resource information | ||||||||
| 7) Experience sharing | ||||||||
| 8) Expert consulting. | ||||||||
| A3 | Kim et al. [32] | 2018 | Mobile-based | 1) Education for preventing side effects of anticancer drugs | 3 weeks | >30 minutes a day, 3 times per week | Nurse | Interview every week via cell phone |
| 2) Support for the prevention of side effects of anticancer drugs | ||||||||
| 3) Encouragement of mood and activity | ||||||||
| A4 | Lee et al. [33] | 2014 | Web-based | 1) Assessment | 12 weeks | Access any time as needed | Nurse | None |
| 2) Education (tailored information provision) | ||||||||
| 3) Action planning (goal setting, scheduling, keeping a diary) | ||||||||
| 4) Automatic feedback | ||||||||
| A5 | Fu et al. [34] | 2016 | Mobile-based (avatar simulation videos) | 1) Building self-care skills based on research-based, easily-integrated-into-daily routine self-care strategies to lessen lymphedema symptom burden | 12 weeks | Access any time as needed | NI | None |
| 2) Symptom evaluation | ||||||||
| 3) Daily lymphatic exercises | ||||||||
| 4) Strategies for an optimal body mass index | ||||||||
| 5) Situational self-care strategies | ||||||||
| A6 | Mohammadzadeh et al. [35] | 2022 | Mobile-based | 1) Information acquisition | 9 weeks | Access any time as needed | NI | Question and answer via application |
| 2) Lifestyle management | ||||||||
| 3) Psychological management | ||||||||
| 4) Symptom management | ||||||||
| 5) Change compatibility | ||||||||
| A7 | Park et al. [36] | 2021 | Mobile-based | 1) Education and information module | 12 weeks | Access any time as needed | Healthcare providers (physicians, breast cancer center coordinators) | Regular weekly feedback by email |
| - Showing self-management techniques for menopause-related symptoms and health issues experienced by breast cancer patients with CIA | ||||||||
| 2) Communication module for coaching and providing psychosocial support | ||||||||
| - Included a self-help group and a community consisting of consultations with healthcare providers | ||||||||
| 3) Health diary for self- management | ||||||||
| A8 | Smith et al. [37] | 2019 | Web-based (online+self-paced videos+live classes) | 1) Required activities | 18 weeks | Access any time as needed | Masters (prepared and certified Pillar Guide) | Online group meeting |
| - Attending one online introductory group meeting, | ||||||||
| - Viewing videos | ||||||||
| - Completing cognitive reframing and mind-body exercises | ||||||||
| 2) Curriculum teaches two major skill sets | ||||||||
| - Solution-focused thinking about stressors | ||||||||
| - Cognitive reframing | ||||||||
| 3) Mind-body exercises | ||||||||
| - Such as guided imagery and meditation | ||||||||
| A9 | Tawfik et al. [38] | 2023 | AI-based (chatbot) | 1) Dialogue with a chatbot | 6 weeks | Access any time as needed | Nurse | None |
| - Select from a list of commonly experienced chemotherapy-related side effects and the chatbot then provides a detailed answer | ||||||||
| A10 | van den Berg et al. [39] | 2015 | Web-based | 1) Cognitive-behavioral therapy and including information | 16 weeks | Access any time as needed | NI | None |
| 2) Assignment | ||||||||
| 3) Assessment | ||||||||
| 4) Video |
AI, artificial intelligence; CIA, chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea; NI, no information.