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JMIR mHealth and uHealth Impact Factor 4.31 Mobile and tablet apps, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, wearable computing, and domotics for health See our COVID-19 Papers and Special Issues Advertisement What our readers and authors are saying: Featured Theme Issue View Theme View All Themes Read Article This Theme's Latest Article Featured JMIR Sister Journal Current Issue Upcoming Issue Read Article This Theme's Latest Article Latest Submission Open for Peer-Review Developing Womb Guard: a mobile application for supportive care needs management in patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery Background: Rapid penetration and demonstrated efficacy of mobile applications suggested the feasibility of using mobile technologies to manage supportive care needs among patients with cancer. The effect of improving supportive care needs using a mobile phone program for patients diagnosed with cervical cancer warrants further study. Objective: To document the process of designing a mobile application for patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery to manage supportive care needs, thus improving needs management strategies and quality of life. Methods: Based on the theory of the supportive care framework and multiphase optimization strategy, a new mobile application called “Womb Guard” was designed, with the content and functionality being validated. A literature review, qualitative interviews, brief surveys, expert reviews and user experience were used before programming the application. Results: Information and feedback from the expert panel and interviews were incorporated into the development of Womb Guard with support from the software development team. Womb Guard contained two parts: the patient portal and the healthcare professional portal. The patient portal included five modules: quick assessment, customized support, interactive platform, personal information and reminders. The healthcare professional portal had the functions of module management, user permission settings and data statistics. The application allowed users to identify supportive care needs in the perioperative period, set and track goals for supportive care, and receive professional and evidence-informed healthcare tips. Conclusions: The Womb Guard application program that provides supportive care tailored to cervical cancer patients’ supportive care needs might become a useful tool to further improve postsurgery recovery. The usability and effectiveness of the new application will be evaluated in future studies. Date Submitted: Sep 15, 2020 Open Peer Review Period: Sep 15, 2020 - Nov 10, 2020 Peer-Review Me Announcement JMU Announces New Editor-in-Chief 2020-07-28 JMIR Publications is pleased to announce that Dr Lorraine Buis, PhD, MSI is joining the JMIR team as the new Editor-in-Chief for JMIR mHealth and uHealth (JMU) . Dr Buis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the School of Information at the University of Michigan. As a health services researcher, Dr Buis has a strong social science background and has trained in areas of psychology, human-computer interaction, information studies, and mass media. She conducts research in the area of mobile health for chronic disease self-management, with a particular emphasis on consumer-facing technologies to improve hypertension and diabetes management, often in underserved communities. Dr Buis has a long history of working on externally funded research to develop, implement, and evaluate mobile interventions for lifestyle and behavior change. As a skilled builder of multidisciplinary teams, Dr Buis enjoys bringing together teams from diverse backgrounds to work together to improve human health and advance the state of the science for digital health. Dr Buis has been involved with JMIR Publications for nearly 20 years, starting as a reader, author, and reviewer, and serving as a Section Editor for the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) since 2016. Dr Buis answered a few questions about her background and research experience in the field of mHealth and uHealth. What intrigues you most about your new role with JMU? I am very excited to have an opportunity to help shape the dissemination of digital health research. To be at the forefront of research in this field is an honor and a privilege. Could you share a little about your background in research? I’ve been actively engaged in research for 20 years, starting as a graduate student. Although I began my research career in the world of clinical telemedicine, I’ve always been passionate about helping individuals use technologies they’ve already adopted into their daily life to better manage their own health. With the incredible convergence of technologies on our mobile devices that we’ve witnessed over the last 15 years, the potential of our personal cell phones and mobile devices is quite powerful. I’ve spent much of my research career to date studying how we can leverage these devices for chronic disease self-management, particularly related to lifestyle and behavior change interventions for managing hypertension and diabetes. What is the major focus of your research currently? To date, I’ve conducted a number of trials that are focused on demonstrating the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of...