Procedures
breast cancer
BREAST CANCER
Throughout the duration of the hospital stay after breast cancer surgery, a researcher conducted screenings and maintained contact with the patients. After enrollment, the WalkON app was downloaded to the patients’ smartphones. Patients received instructions on how to use the app, fill out DT questionnaires, and check daily step counts. Patients were excluded from the study if they were recommended to undergo adjuvant chemotherapy based on the postoperative pathological reports or genomic assay results at the first visit to the clinic (2 to 3 weeks after discharge). Except for the abovementioned cases, the remaining patients were randomly assigned to either the control or intervention group, following a 1:1 allocation ratio. Those in the intervention group were subsequently registered on the mobile community by a clinical research assistant. After a period of 3 weeks, the same research assistant contacted the patients to inquire about any technical difficulties they encountered while using the app.