SynthesisJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2016
The impact of health information technology on cancer care across the continuum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- A hybrid method of healthcare delivery research and human-centered design to develop technology-enabled support for caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Decision Support Systems for Clinical Oncology Practice.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2019Pooled it
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- Implementation and performance barriers in Iran's breast cancer screening program: a qualitative case study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Implementation of Health IT for Cancer Screening in US Primary Care: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- The digital divide: Racial disparities in adoption and utilization of health information technology among patients with lymphoid cancers.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- The challenge of optimizing supports for people living with and beyond cancer: creating proximity between cancer and non-profit community-based providers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Impact of a Personal Health Record Intervention Upon Surveillance Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors: Feasibility Study.JMIR cancer · 2022Article
- Development, usability and quality evaluation of the resilient mobile application for women with breast cancer.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission.The Lancet. Oncology · 2022Review
- Usefulness and Usability of a Personal Health Record and Survivorship Care Plan for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: Survey Study.JMIR cancer · 2019Article
- mHealth Approaches in Managing Skin Cancer: Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Research Using Integrative Mapping.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- User-Centered Design Groups to Engage Patients and Caregivers with a Personalized Health Information Technology Tool.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2016Article
- Dimensions of Proximity: An Actionable Framework to Better Understand Integrated Practices in Cancer Networks.International journal of integrated careArticle
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionHealth information technology (HIT) has the potential to play a significant role in the management of cancer. The purpose of this review is to identify and examine empirical studies that investigate the impact of HIT in cancer care on different levels of the care continuum.
methodsElectronic searches were performed in four academic databases. The authors used a three-step search process to identify 122 studies that met specific inclusion criteria. Next, a coding sheet was used to extract information from each included article to use in an analysis. Logistic regression was used to determine study-specific characteristics that were associated with positive findings.
resultsOverall, 72.4% of published analyses reported a beneficial effect of HIT. Multivariate analysis found that the impact of HIT differs across the cancer continuum with studies targeting diagnosis and treatment being, respectively, 77 (P = .001) and 39 (P = .039) percentage points less likely to report a beneficial effect when compared to those targeting prevention. In addition, studies targeting HIT to patients were 31 percentage points less likely to find a beneficial effect than those targeting providers (P = .030). Lastly, studies assessing behavior change as an outcome were 41 percentage points less likely to find a beneficial effect (P = .006), while studies targeting decision making were 27 percentage points more likely to find a beneficial effect (P = .034).
conclusionBased on current evidence, HIT interventions seem to be more successful when targeting physicians, care in the prevention phase of the cancer continuum, and/or decision making. An agenda for future research is discussed.
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