App-based support for breast cancer patients to reduce psychological distress during therapy and survivorship - a multicentric randomized controlled trial

CONCLUSION: Patients with breast cancer suffer from psychological problems including anxiety and depression during and after therapy. Personalized, supportive care with the app PINK! Coach turned out as a promising opportunity to significantly improve psychological distress in a convenient, accessible, and low-threshold manner for breast cancer patients independent of their stage of disease (EBC/MBC), therapy phase (aftercare or therapy) or therapy itself (chemotherapy/other therapy options). The app is routinely available in Germany as a DiGA. Clinical Trial Registration: DRKS Trial Registry (DRKS00028699).PMID:38699636 | PMC:PMC11064693 | DOI:10.3389/fonc.2024.1354377

Source: Cancer Control - May 3, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Josefine Wolff Svenja Seidel Pia Wuelfing Michael Patrick Lux Christine Zu Eulenburg Martin Smollich Freerk Baumann Stephan Seitz Sherko Kuemmel Marc Thill Joke Tio Michael Braun Hannah Hollaender Angenla Seitz Felicitas Horn Nadia Harbeck Rachel Wuerstle Source Type: research