A Mobile-Based Mindfulness and Social Support Program for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sarcoma: Development and Pilot Testing

• DOI: 10.2196/10921
• Publication Date: 2019-03-18T10:31:27Z
• Authors: Elizabeth Donovan; Sarah R Martin; Laura C Seidman; Lonnie K Zeltzer; Tara M Cousineau; Laura A Payne; Meredith Trant; Marjorie Weiman; Marla Knoll; Noah C Federman
• Keywords: Male; Original Paper; Adolescent; 1. No poverty; Social Support; Sarcoma; Information technology; T58.5-58.64; 16. Peace & justice; Mobile Applications; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Cancer Survivors; Humans; Female; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Program Development; Mindfulness

Approximately 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA) are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. Sarcomas carry a particularly high symptom burden some of most common cancers among AYA. Recent work has documented significant levels unmet needs AYA cancer, need for psychosocial support. Mobile technology may be cost-effective efficient way to deliver intervention survivors.