Teaching Patients with Advanced Cancer to Self-Advocate: Development and Acceptability of the Strong Together™ Serious Game.

Objective: Serious games are a growing form of psychoeducation, although few studies have evaluated serious games for patients with advanced cancer. The purpose of this study was to develop and assess the initial acceptability of a serious game to teach women with advanced cancer self-advocacy skills, including communication, decision-making, and social connectivity, to improve their quality of life with cancer.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a multistage, user-centered codesign process to develop the content of the game that was consistent with our work on how patients self-advocate and patients' preferences for the game.