Table 1.
Sample characteristics focus groups
| Socio-demographics characteristics | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 52.3 (5.7) |
| Education (n) | |
| Primary/secondary school | 2 |
| College degree | 1 |
| University degree | 6 |
| Living arrangements (n) | |
| Alone | 6 |
| With partner | 3 |
| Occupational status (n) | |
| Working | 7 |
| Not working | 2 |
| Health characteristics | |
| Months since diagnosis, mean (SD) | 12.1 (6.3) |
| Type of treatment (n) | |
| Surgery only | 2 |
| Surgery, adjuvant treatmenta | 7 |
| Mobile device user experience | |
| Mobile device useb (daily average), n | |
| 30–60 min | 5 |
| 1–2 h | 2 |
| >2 h | 2 |
| Use of mobile device features (n) | |
| Text messaging | 9 |
| Apps | 5 |
| Internet browsing | 6 |
| Camera | 8 |
| Games | 2 |
| Otherc | 4 |
aSix of nine received adjuvant treatment at time of study (radiotherapy 2, Herceptin 1, tamoxifen 3)
bAll patients used a mobile phone, and seven of nine used a tablet computer
cOther: alarm, email, social media