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. 2018 Sep 6;2(2):e19. doi: 10.2196/formative.9954

Table 1.

Exploration phase: user needs and requirements.

Topics of importance to users Cancer survivors (n=11) Health care providers (n=8) and eHealth experts (n=9)
Content
  • Fulfill their needs

  • Accessible

  • Easy to use

  • Intuitive and user friendly

  • Combination of sound files, text, and a video

  • Small content sections

  • Easy to access and understand

  • Use of common or lay language

Design
  • Smartphones or tablets preferred

  • Gender neutral or appeal to male and female cancer survivors alike

Timing and place for intervention delivery
  • N/Aa

  • A while after diagnosis

  • Out-patient clinics

  • Radiation treatment clinics

  • Learning and mastery units

  • Psycho-oncology service units

Engagement and adherence
  • N/A

  • Easy to download

  • Offer log-on support

  • Human contact point

aN/A: not applicable.