ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology
Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications to Track Patient-Reported Outcomes for Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Integrating Shared Decision-Making into Undergraduate Oncology Education: A Pedagogical Framework.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Mobile applications in radiation oncology-current choices and future potentials.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Pooled it
- Empowerment through technology: A systematic evaluation of the content and quality of mobile applications to empower individuals with cancer.International journal of medical informatics · 2022Pooled it
- Reliability of the electronic patient reported outcome measures for assessing xerostomia, dysphagia and quality of life in Spanish patients with head and neck cancer: a randomised crossover design.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the Impact of an mHealth Platform for Managing Acute Postoperative Dental Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Development of a benchmarking dataset for symptom detection using large language models.JAMIA open · 2026Article
- Staff Perspectives on Normalizing and Sustaining Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes Monitoring at Six US Health Systems.JCO oncology practice · 2026Article
- Exploring the Adoption of Mobile Health Apps Among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Mobile Apps for Oncology Health Care Professionals: Mapping and Assessment Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Review
- Sustainability and Time Trends in Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Assessment in Routine Cancer Care: Systematic Scoping Review and Follow-Up Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Translation and validation of the traditional Chinese Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS-TW) for evaluating mHealth apps.mHealth · 2025Article
- Quality Evaluating Mobile Health Apps for Oral Hygiene Management Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS): A Systematic Review of Smartphone App Markets.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Review
- Developing and validating a content quality evaluation tool for cancer mobile applications.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Mobile Applications in Breast Cancer Postoperative Care: A Scoping Review.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- From Gaps to Solutions: Semi-Structured Interviews to Identify Care Gaps in Breast Cancer Care and How to Solve Them with Digital Solutions.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2024Article
- Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Roles of mHealth Applications in Supporting Cancer Pain Self-Management: Integrative Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Review
- Scheduled and Breakthrough Opioid Use for Cancer Pain in an Inpatient Setting at a Tertiary Cancer Hospital.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid growth in the use of telehealth/telemedicine that will likely be sustained in the postpandemic setting. Mobile health applications (apps) can be used as part of the telehealth encounter to monitor patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and enhance patient-provider communication. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A systematic review was performed of mobile health apps with symptom trackers. We searched the iOS App Store and Android Google Play using the words
resultsThe initial search yielded 1189 apps, with 101 apps eligible after title and description screening. A total of 41 apps met eligibility criteria and were included in this study. The majority of apps (73%, n = 30) were general health/pain symptom trackers, and 27% (n = 11) were cancer-specific. The app quality mean scores assessed using the mobile apps rating scale ranged from 2.43 to 4.23 (out of 5.00). Only 1 app has been trialed for usability among patients with cancer.
conclusionsAlthough various symptom tracking apps are available, cancer-specific apps remain limited. Future collaboration between oncologists, app developers, and patients to optimize PRO assessment and integration with telehealth/telemedicine encounters to increase symptom recognition and enhance patient-provider communication is urgently needed.
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