Recruitment
melanoma, cutaneous melanoma
MAY, MELANOMA, CUTANEOUS MELANOMA
Individuals diagnosed with or treated for invasive cutaneous melanoma between 2010 and 2020 were recruited from HealthPartners healthcare system, a large consumer-governed nonprofit healthcare organization based in Minnesota, from May through July 2020 and 2021. Eligible participants were 18–75 years old, previously diagnosed with stage I–IV cutaneous invasive melanoma, able to read/write in English, owners of a smartphone, and able to provide voluntary informed consent.Potential eligible individuals were identified via electronic health records and were mailed a letter introducing the study and elements of informed consent. Within 2 weeks of sending the letter, potential participants were contacted via phone to determine interest in participating in the study. Interested individuals were sent an introductory email from the University of Minnesota team including a link to online consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) forms, which then led directly to the online baseline survey in Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) [