Participants and Settings
cancers
CANCERS, OVARIAN CANCERS
Trial participants included patients who were (1) aged 18 years and older, (2) first diagnosed with GC (including cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers), (3) starting the first cycle of chemotherapy, (4) able to access the internet via a mobile phone, (5) contactable, and (6) able to read and write Chinese. Patients were excluded if they had (1) other major health conditions, including other cancers and (2) other major mental health conditions, which may prevent them from participating in the MGCS program. Patients were excluded if they were not aware of their diagnoses of a GC. Although not common, this does occur in China when families seek to protect patients from bad news. Participants were recruited from the Department of Gynecology in 2 Chinese university-affiliated hospitals. The hospitals administer chemotherapy to approximately 500 (400 and 100 in each hospital, respectively) patients with GC each year. Patients with GC need to stay overnight in the hospital on the first day of each cycle of chemotherapy. Approximately 50% of patients with GC were eligible to participate in this trial.