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Mobile seamless learning provides the foundation for new digital solutions capable of adapting the contents to the learner needs and contexts. Studies have shown that cancer prevention knowledge remains reduced in modern societies. Given the worldwide burden of cancer, there is a need to increase cancer literacy in the populations, namely through the development of innovative strategies. This paper describes a 3 months two-arm quasi-experimental effectiveness study of a new mobile seamless learning tool for cancer education. Results showed that this application significantly increased cancer prevention knowledge of the users when compared to a control population (p < 0.001). This study provides evidence that a mobile seamless education tool can merge into the users’ daily routine increasing users’ knowledge by providing relevant cancer prevention information through messages delivered over an extended period of time. These innovative health education solutions will further expand the context of a smart learning ecosystem.
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The authors would like to thank all the volunteers that participated in the study. This work was supported by the Gulbenkian Foundation through Project HYPE and by the Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology (FCT) [grant number SFRH/BD/92996/2013].
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Ribeiro, N., Moreira, L., Almeida, A.M.P., Santos-Silva, F. (2018). Mobile Seamless Learning Tool for Cancer Education. In: Mealha, Ó., Divitini, M., Rehm, M. (eds) Citizen, Territory and Technologies: Smart Learning Contexts and Practices. SLERD 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 80. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61322-2_1
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