Creation and development of mobile application for children in oncological treatment: interdisciplinarity and co-creation

Abstract

Despite the advances in treatments for childhood cancer and the growing cure rate, that is reaching 80% when diagnosed and referred to cancer treatment centers early, the diagnosis remains a cause of suffering and fear for patients and their families, due to disease mythification and the lack of adequate educational materials. This paper presents the development of an accessible material, a mobile application, composed of 20 mini-games that explain cancer and its treatment, designed for children diagnosed with the disease. The methodology used was composed by Co-creation, interdisciplinary, Design Thinking, Agile Methodology and Patient Centered Design. The effective participation of all stakeholders in the project allowed integrated access to information, facilitating understanding, identification and coding, which resulted in the generation of
accessible knowledge to the target population, empowerment and engagement, allowing patients and their families to appropriate the new context, transforming them from passive individuals to transforming agents.