Experiences of a Digital Behavior Change Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain and Promote Risk-Reducing Health Behaviors for Women Aged 18 to 35 Years at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer: Qualitative Interview Study
There is an unmet need in prevention services for young women aged 18 to 35 years at increased risk of breast cancer. The women perceived the app to be an acceptable intervention for weight gain prevention but emphasized that the intervention would need to be customizable to meet the needs of different age groups within the group of women aged 18 to 35 years. The digital intervention could be a scalable behavior change strategy for UK family history clinics.
Authors
- Julia Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-7112)
- Rhiannon E Hawkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0479-8163)
- Sacha J. Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-6515)
- Mary Pegington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-1486)
- David French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-7804)
- Alan Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5737-5629)
- Anthony Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-719X)
- Michelle Harvie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-3089)
- D. Gareth Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-5784)
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (GB)
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- St. Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Cancer
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/57964
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00