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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/90177, first published .
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“Like a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Your Pocket”—Parents’ and Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of a Co-Designed Smartphone App Following Treatment for Pediatric Cancer: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

“Like a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Your Pocket”—Parents’ and Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of a Co-Designed Smartphone App Following Treatment for Pediatric Cancer: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

Hannah Pring   1, 2 , BA, MYMH ;   Cinzia R De Luca   2, 3, 4 , BA, BSc, MA, PhD ;   Georgia Taylor   1 , BSc, MHA ;   Chris Williams   1, 2 , BSN, MA ;   Megan Nagarajah   5 , BND ;   David D Eisenstat   3, 4, 6 , MD, MA, FRCPC, FRACP ;   Maria C McCarthy   2, 3, 4 , BAppSc, MA, PhD

1 Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2 Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

3 Children's Cancer Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

4 Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

5 Innovation and Commercialisation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

6 Stem Cell Medicine, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Maria C McCarthy, BAppSc, MA, PhD
  • Clinical Sciences
  • Murdoch Children's Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital
  • 50 Flemington Road
  • Melbourne, Victoria 3052
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 418 537 742
  • Email: maria.mccarthy@mcri.edu.au