Sienna Ruiz, Nicole Ackermann, Julia Maki, April Idalski Carcone, Melissa M Hudson, Matthew J Ehrhardt, Danielle Cloakey, Danielle DuChateau, Stanford A Griffith, Allison Johnson, Aaron Phillips, Erika A Waters
Childhood cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing cardiomyopathy than members of the general population. Screening echocardiograms can facilitate early detection and treatment of cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, motivational interviewing can increase uptake of cardiac screening. However, such approaches are time- and resource-intensive, which limits their reach to the survivors who need them. We describe how we utilized a user-centered design process to translate an in-person motivational interviewing intervention into an eHealth tool to improve cardiac screening among childhood cancer survivors...
April 22, 2024: Translational Behavioral Medicine