ArticleJournal of medical systems2017
Text Messaging (SMS) Helping Cancer Care in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment: a Pilot Study.
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- User Engagement With mHealth Interventions to Promote Treatment Adherence and Self-Management in People With Chronic Health Conditions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers to the Use of Mobile Health in Improving Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- Supporting breast cancer survivors via text messages: reach, acceptability, and utility of EMPOWER-SMS.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Trial
- Use of Text Messaging (SMS) for the Management of Side Effects in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical systems · 2020Trial
- Models, outcomes, barriers, and facilitators of supportive care in cancer: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Emotional Self-Care: Exploring the Influencing Factors Among Individuals With Cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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- Development and testing of a text messaging (SMS) monitoring software application for acute decompensated heart failure patients.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2020Article
- Technology Acceptance in Mobile Health: Scoping Review of Definitions, Models, and Measurement.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
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- Detailing postoperative pain and opioid utilization after periacetabular osteotomy with automated mobile messaging.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2019Article
- Automated Mobile Phone Messaging Utilizing a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention: A Pilot Investigation.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2019Article
- Healthcare Text Classification System and its Performance Evaluation: A Source of Better Intelligence by Characterizing Healthcare Text.Journal of medical systems · 2018Article
- Enhancing wellbeing in cancer care: Engagement in smart-messaging programmes for symptom management.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Cancer treatment is an extremely stressful life experience that is accompanied by a range of psychological, social, physical, and practical difficulties. Cancer patients need to receive information that helps them to better understand the disease, assists them in decision-making, and helps them deal with treatment. Patients are interested in receiving such information. The degree of satisfaction with the information received has been associated with positive health outcomes, specifically regarding quality of life, severity of side effects, and psychological well-being. This study investigates a method of guiding cancer patients, in relation to outpatient chemotherapy treatment, using SMS (short message service) text messaging. A smartphone application called cHEmotHErApp was developed, and its primary function is to send out SMS text messages with guidance for self-care and emotional support for oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy. Thus, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the acceptance and perception of patients of the receipt of these SMS messages, as well as to evaluate the possible benefits reported by the participants. Adult patients diagnosed with cancer, who started the first outpatient chemotherapy treatment scheme between August and November 2016 at the School Hospital (HE) of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), were invited to participate in this pilot study. In total, 14 cancer patients were adherent to this study. Each of these patients received a daily text message on their cell phone with some guidance on encouraging self-care and emotional support. Patients reported that, because of the SMS text messages they received, they felt more confident in their treatment, felt more supported and encouraged, and that the text messages facilitated self-care. In addition, patients reported that the SMS text messages they received helped them to take better care of themselves and to continue further treatment.
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