Mobile application to support oncology patients during treatment on patient outcomes: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer treatment requires substantial demands on patients and their caregivers. Mobile apps can provide support for self-management during oncology treatment, but few have been rigorously evaluated.

Methods

A 3-month randomized controlled trial was conducted at a large cancer center to evaluate the efficacy of an app (LivingWith®) that provides self-management support during cancer treatment on quality of life and health care utilization. Patients in chemotherapy treatment were randomized into the intervention (n = 113) and control group (n = 111). Intervention group participants agreed to use the app weekly for 3 months, and all participants completed a survey at enrollment and after 3 months to evaluate changes in quality of life and health care utilization.

SUBMITTER: Graetz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10028030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature