1. Introduction
app-based, cancer, cancer death, postoperative gastric cancer, gastric cancer
GASTRIC CANCER, CANCER, RECRUITMENT, GASTRIC CANCER
(1) Background: A major challenge for post-discharged gastric cancer patients following gastrectomy is the impact of the anatomy change on decreased oral intake, nutritional status, and, ultimately, quality of life. The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of an individualized mHealth nutrition (iNutrition) intervention in post-discharged gastric cancer patients following gastrectomy. (2) Methods: A mixed-method feasibility study with a parallel randomized controlled design was conducted. Patients were randomly assigned to either the iNutrition intervention group (Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the fourth major cause of cancer death [Clinical management guidelines recommend appropriate and effective nutritional therapy for postoperative gastric cancer patients to cope with the post-discharged nutritional challenge [Mobile health (mHealth) technology is an emerging platform for delivering remote behavioral interventions everywhere and at all times [In this study, we developed the iNutrition intervention, which is the first mHealth app-based nutritional behavioral management program for post-discharged gastric cancer patients following gastrectomy. The aims of this study were to (1) examine feasibility (including recruitment, retention, adherence, and acceptability) of the iNutrition intervention; and (2) evaluate the preliminary effects of the iNutrition intervention on post-discharged gastric cancer patients following gastrectomy. We hypothesize that the iNutrition intervention is feasible. Despite the limited power of this exploratory study, the findings and participants’ feedback from this pilot study will inform the design for future fully-powered trials.