The effect of digital health technologies on managing symptoms across pediatric cancer continuum: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pediatric cancer patients endure multiple symptoms during treatment and also in survivorship. Digital health technologies provide an innovative way to support their symptom management. This review aimed to examine the effect of digital health technologies on managing symptoms among across pediatric cancer continuum.

Methods

A systematic literature search of six English and three Chinese electronic databases was combined with hand searching, to identify eligible research studies from database establishment to November 30, 2019. Two reviewers carried out data selection, data extraction, and quality appraisal independently. A narrative approach was taken to summarize data.

Results

Four randomized control trials, two quasi-experiments, and five one group pre-pos

SUBMITTER: Cheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859551 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature