Observational studyOncology nursing forum2014
Feasibility study: home telemonitoring for patients with lung cancer in a mountainous rural area.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Facilitators and barriers affecting the implementation of e-health for chronic respiratory diseases in remote settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- The role of digital health technology in rural cancer care delivery: A systematic review.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2022Pooled it
- A Scoping Review of Telenursing's Potential as a Nursing Care Delivery Model in Lung Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- The Landscape of Connected Cancer Symptom Management in Rural America: A Narrative Review of Opportunities for Launching Connected Health Interventions.Journal of Appalachian health · 2020Review
- Cultural and Environmental Enablers and Barriers to Participation and Retention in Clinical Trials for Cancer Research.EC pulmonology and respiratory medicine · 2019Article
- Challenges Associated With Living Remotely From a Pediatric Cancer Center: A Qualitative Study.Journal of oncology practice · 2019Article
- Use of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory to Test Patient Satisfaction with Asynchronous Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2018Article
- Characteristics and outcome of unplanned hospital admissions in patients with lung cancer: a longitudinal tertiary center study. Towards a strategy to reduce the burden.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Article
- Home-Telemonitoring Lung Cancer Intervention in Appalachia: A Pilot Study.International journal of chronic diseases & therapy · 2016Article
- Delivering telemedicine interventions in chronic respiratory disease.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2014Article
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Abstract
PURPOSE/
objectivesTo explore the feasibility of rural home telemonitoring for patients with lung cancer.
designExploratory, descriptive, observational.
settingPatient homes within a 75-mile radius of the study hospital in West Virginia. SAMPLE: 10 patients hospitalized with lung cancer as a primary or secondary-related diagnosis.
methodsData included referral and demographics, chart reviews, and clinical data collected using a HomMed telemonitor. Five patients received usual care after discharge; five had telemonitors set up at home for 14 days with daily phone calls for nurse coaching; mid- and end-study data were collected by phone and in homes through two months. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Enrollment and retention characteristics, physiologic (e.g., temperature, pulse, blood pressure, weight, O2 saturation) and 10 symptom datapoints, patient and family telemonitor satisfaction.
findingsOf 45 referred patients, only 10 consented; 1 of 5 usual care and 3 of 5 monitored patients completed the entire study. Telemonitored data transmission was feasible in rural areas with high satisfaction; symptom data and physiologic data were inconsistent but characteristic of lung cancer.
conclusionsChallenges included environment, culture, technology, and overall enrollment and retention. Physiologic and symptom changes were important data for nurse coaching on risks, symptom management, and clinician contact. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Enrollment and retention in cancer research warrants additional study. Daily monitoring is feasible and important in risk assessment, but length of time to monitor signs and symptoms, which changed rapidly, is unclear. Symptom changes were useful as proxy indicators for physiologic changes, so risk outcomes may be assessable by phone for patient self-management coaching by nurses.
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