How technology impacts communication between cancer patients and their health care providers: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To ensure the well-being of their patients, health care providers (HCPs) are putting more effort into the quality of the communication they provide in oncology clinics. With the emergence of Health Information Technology (HIT), the dynamics between doctors and patients in oncology settings have changed. The purpose of this literature review is to explore and demonstrate how various health information technologies impact doctor-patient communication in oncology settings.

Method

A systematic literature review was conducted in 4 databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore) to select publications that are in English, published between January 2009 and September 2020. This review reports outcomes related to the impacts of using health information technologi

SUBMITTER: ElKefi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8131252 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature