Mobile Health Technology for Pediatric Symptom Monitoring: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric blood and marrow transplant (PBMT) patients experience significant symptom distress. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can be leveraged to improve understanding of the patient's symptom experience by providing continuous, real-time, in situ, patient-generated symptom data. This rich data stream can subsequently enhance symptom management strategies. However, limited research has been conducted in this area.

Objectives

This pilot study seeks to (a) explore the feasibility of integrating mHealth technologies to monitor symptom data for PBMT patients and (b) evaluate the study design, measures, and procedures.

Methods

An exploratory longitudinal design was employed to assess the feasibility of monitoring 10 PBMT patients' symptoms using data from

SUBMITTER: Vaughn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7256218 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature