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ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

Effects of web-based interventions on cancer patients' symptoms: review of randomized trials.

N Fridriksdottir, S Gunnarsdottir, S Zoëga, B Ingadottir, E J G Hafsteinsdottir

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In one paragraph

Review in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05045976 (Efficacy of an Interactive Web-based Self-management Support Intervention on Health Outcomes in Patients With Colorectal Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 55 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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55citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05045976 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of an Interactive Web-based Self-management Support Intervention on Health Outcomes in Patients With Colorectal Cancer: A Mixed-methods Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2021 to 2023Enrolled160ConditionsColorectal NeoplasmsArmsWeb-based interactive self-management support program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effectiveness of telemedicine-based psychosocial intervention for breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  5. The efficacy of web or mobile-based interventions to alleviate emotional symptoms in people with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  7. Systematic review of illness uncertainty management interventions for cancer patients and their family caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  19. Identifying the trajectory of SPPADE symptoms in patients with cancer using electronic health record data.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

N FridriksdottirLandspítali-National University Hospital, Eiríksgata 19, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland. nannafri@landspitali.is.ORCID 0000-0003-4486-5543
S GunnarsdottirLandspítali-National University Hospital, Eiríksgata 19, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland.
S ZoëgaLandspítali-National University Hospital, Eiríksgata 19, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland.
B IngadottirLandspítali-National University Hospital, Eiríksgata 19, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland.
E J G HafsteinsdottirLandspítali-National University Hospital, Eiríksgata 19, 101, Reykjavík, Iceland.
University of Iceland · ISNational University Hospital of Iceland · IS

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSymptom management is of high priority in cancer care. Information and communication technology allows interventions to be provided through the internet to enhance the delivery of care. This study aimed to review the effects of web-based interventions on cancer patients' symptoms.

methodsMEDLINE, PSychINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases were systematically searched. Included were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), pilot RCTs, or quasi-experimental (QE) studies focusing on web-based interventions in adult cancer patients with at least one outcome primary or secondary, in terms of symptoms, treatment side effects, or distress. Data were analyzed study by study.

resultsTwenty studies were identified. All web interventions included information, 16 included self-management support, 14 included self-monitoring, 13 included feedback/tailored information, 12 used communication with health-care professionals, and eight used communication with other patients. Overall, 13 studies reported positive symptom outcomes. Psychological distress was reported in eight studies with positive intervention effects in three. Symptoms of anxiety/depression were reported in ten studies with positive intervention effects in five. Somatic symptom severity was reported in ten studies with intervention effects found in six, and symptom distress was reported in six studies with intervention effects found in all.

conclusionsThis review shows the promising potential of web-based interventions for cancer symptom management, although it was limited by considerable heterogeneity in the interventions tested and targeted outcomes. The multidimensional nature of symptoms was partly addressed; only one study was guided by a comprehensive theoretical model of cancer symptom management. It can only be speculated which web elements are important for effective symptom outcomes. Further testing is needed for web-based cancer symptom management.

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InternetAdultCommunicationDepressionHumansNeoplasmsPalliative CarePatient Education as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelf CareTelemedicineCancerReviewSymptom managementSymptomsWeb interventions

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PMID28921391
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