Training Cognitive Functions Using Mobile Apps in Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is an invalidating disease and its treatment can bring serious side effects that have a physical and psychological impact. Specifically, cancer treatment generally has a strong impact on cognitive function. In recent years, new technologies and eHealth have had a growing influence on health care and innovative mobile apps can be useful tools to deliver cognitive exercise in the patient's home. OBJECTIVE:This systematic review gives an overview of the state-of-the-art mobile apps aimed at training cognitive functions to better understand whether these apps could be useful tools to counteract cognitive impairment in breast cancer patients. METHODS:We searched in a systematic way all the full-text articles from the PubMed and Embase databases. RESULTS:We found eleven

SUBMITTER: Vergani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6444278 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature