Developing & integrating a mobile application tool into a survivorship clinic for esophageal cancer patients.

ABSTRACT: Esophageal cancer (EC) patients are living longer due to enhanced screening and novel therapeutics, however, the post-esophagectomy long-term management remains challenging for patients, caregivers, and providers. Patients experience significant morbidity and have difficulty managing symptoms. Providers struggle to manage symptoms, affecting patients' quality of life and complicating care coordination between surgical teams and primary care providers. To address these patient unique needs and create a standardized method for evaluating patient reported long-term outcomes after esophagectomy for EC, our team developed the Upper Digestive Disease Assessment tool, which evolved to become a mobile application. This mobile application is designed to monitor symptom burden, direct assessment, an

SUBMITTER: Chaar MKA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10183560 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature