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. 2023 Oct 31;29(4):352–366. doi: 10.4258/hir.2023.29.4.352

Table 2.

Intervention components of the included studies

Study ID* First author (yr) Intervention component Theory applied for intervention development
A1 Hatchett (2013) Email messages to enhance PA + e-counselor (physiologist) advice Social cognitive theory
A2 Lee (2014) Web-based self-management (WSEDI): tailored education + action planning + automatic feedback

  • - No intervention-related interactions

  • - SMS encouraging to use WSEDI

  • - Self-adjusted exercise type, intensity, duration, and frequency

 Transtheoretical model of behavior change
A3a Galiano-Castillo (2016) e-CUIDATE system: Public interface (homepage) + private interface (tailored exercise program) + telephone calls

  • - Exercise program and remote feedback by staff

  • - Video conferences three times/week

  • - Telephone calls

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A3b Galiano-Castillo (2017)
A4 Kim (2018) ILOVEBREAST: Mobile game during chemotherapy: education on side effects, encouragement of mood, and activities, self-assessment using a personal avatar -
A5 Ariza-Garcia (2019) e-CuidateChemo system: web-based exercise + communication system + weekly contacts

  • - Tailored resistance exercises

  • - Communication with the research team through internal service

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A6 Dong (2019) Face-to-face televedio PA training and cardiorespiratory training + BC knowledge education using a social media application

  • - Muscle training: face-to-face televideo instruction on PA rehabilitation three times per week

  • - Cardiorespiratory capacity training: face-to-face televideo instruction, complete target numbers of steps using a phone step-recording application

  • - Social media apps: postoperative BC rehabilitation knowledge

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A7a Lynch (2019) ACTIVATE trial: face-to-face feedback and goal setting + activity tracker + telephone counseling

  • - Face-to-face behavioral feedback and goal setting

  • - Wrist-worn activity tracker

  • - Five telephone-delivered behavioral counseling sessions

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A7b Vallance (2020)
A8 McNeil (2019) Activity tracker + individualized PA using mobile application + phone calls or emails for follow-up discussion

  • - Wrist-worn activity tracker for recording HR/PA intensity and PA duration

  • - Participants upload their data to the Polar Flow application and study physiologists track their progress

  • - A diary: questions on goal setting, feasibility of prescribed PA, strategies, and barriers

  • - Follow-up discussion by phone calls or emails with study physiologists

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A9 Nemli (2019) Exercise training + telephone follow-up

  • - Exercise training provided to increase moderate-intensity PA

  • - Telephone follow-up at home once a week for 12 weeks

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A10 Park (2019) Smartphone application peer support: face-to-face education + peer support and self-monitoring using a smartphone application

  • - Face-to-face: PA, diet group education for 2 weeks

  • - Peer support using smartphone app: small group sharing health behavior and barriers, watching videos about peer’s health behavior interviews

  • - Self-monitoring of diet and exercise using smartphone apps

 Social cognitive theory
A11 Hou (2020) Breast cancer self-management support (BCSMS) mHealth application: knowledge about BC + exercise and rehabilitation after surgery + diet and nutrition, emotional support, experience sharing, expert consulting

  • - Participants used the BCSMS app at any time as needed.

  • - No prompts or reminders from the study team.

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A12 Santa-Maria (2020) Power-remote intervention: telephone-based behavioral weight loss coaching + web-based self-monitoring and learning platform

  • - Dietary intake recording, exercise, and weight on a web-based platform

  • - Tracking health behaviors using the website

  • - Smartphone app: access to educational materials

  • - 21 phone calls over the 1-year study period

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A13 Cinar (2021) Mobile web education + mobile application exercise + text messages

  • - Mobile web-based patient education

  • - Relaxation exercise on mobile application

  • - Reminder messages

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A14 Holtdirk (2021) Optimune: 16 internet modules with topics consisting of (1) psychological well-being, (2) dietary coaching, (3) PA and exercise, and (4) sleep management -
A15a Reeves (2021) Telephone calls + text messages

  • - Telephone and optional text messages aiming at weight loss by reducing energy intake, limiting alcohol, incremental increases in moderate-to-vigorous aerobic activity and resistance exercise

  • - Self-monitoring using workbook, scale, measuring tape, pedometer, calorie-counter book, diary

  • - Telephone calls and text messages

 Social cognitive theory
A15b Terranova (2022)
A16 Sheean (2021) Everyday counts: supervised exercise + telephone-based coaching + text messages

  • - Four supervised aerobic/resistance exercise sessions (individualized)

  • - Weekly individual telephone sessions: previous week’s achievements and challenges, review of adherence to nutrition and PA guidelines, setting goals

  • - Intervention support: Fitbit activity tracker, exercise bands, cooking utensils, and text messages

 Social cognitive theory
A17 Changizi (2022) Educational clip + WhatsApp + text messages

  • - Pamphlet: muscle relaxation and guided image visualization

  • - Video and text messages: goal-setting skills

  • - WhatsApp for teaching physical exercises, reviewing patient care experiences

  • - Daily messages to reinforce and support

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A18 Ochi (2022) Habit-B program: smartphone application + emails + smartphone-supported high-intensity interval training (HIIT)

  • - Exercise counseling and guidance

  • - Home-based exercise support using ICT (emails and exercise app)

  • - Wearable device to monitor PA

 Social cognitive theory
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Articles published with the same intervention, and refer to Supplement B for more information.