ReviewInternational journal of nursing sciences2021
The effect of digital health technologies on managing symptoms across pediatric cancer continuum: A systematic review.
Review in International journal of nursing sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Mobile Health Interventions in Pediatric Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Health Interventions to Improve Mental Health in Patients With Cancer: Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Access to an mHealth Tool for Symptom Management in Pediatric Oncology Care: Triangulation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Digital Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessment in Paediatric Radiation Therapy: A Qualitative Study.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2026Article
- Conceptualization of Digital Platforms Within Cancer Communication: A Review of Barriers and Drivers of Online Tools to Empower Children and Adolescents with Cancer to Understand Their Disease.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Review
- Usability Evaluation of the RevisedChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Digital Health Technology & Cancer Care: Conceptual Framework Leading Comprehensive Fruitfulness.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2024Article
- Outlooks on using a mobile health intervention for supportive pain management for children and adolescents with cancer: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Digital health and telehealth in cancer care: a scoping review of reviews.The Lancet. Digital health · 2023Article
- Digital health tools for pain monitoring in pediatric oncology: a scoping review and qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators of implementation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- The Impact of the Early COVID-19 Global Pandemic on Children Undergoing Active Cancer Treatment and Their Parents.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Digital Health Interventions for Adult Patients With Cancer Evaluated in Randomized Controlled Trials: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Editorial: Digital health quality, acceptability, and cost: steps to effective continuity of cancer care.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
- Pediatric apps: what are they for? A scoping review.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Ethical Principles in Digital Palliative Care for Children: The MyPal Project and Experiences Made in Designing a Trustworthy Approach.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Review
- Promoting child and adolescent health through wearable technology: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
objectivePediatric cancer patients endure multiple symptoms during treatment and also in survivorship. Digital health technologies provide an innovative way to support their symptom management. This review aimed to examine the effect of digital health technologies on managing symptoms among across pediatric cancer continuum.
methodsA systematic literature search of six English and three Chinese electronic databases was combined with hand searching, to identify eligible research studies from database establishment to November 30, 2019. Two reviewers carried out data selection, data extraction, and quality appraisal independently. A narrative approach was taken to summarize data.
resultsFour randomized control trials, two quasi-experiments, and five one group pre-posttest designed studies, were included in the review with a total of 425 participants. The methodological quality of the studies was generally fair. Seven symptoms (anxiety, depression, pain, anger, fatigue, fear, distress) and seven digital health technologies (visual reality, website, humanoid robot, app, wearable devices, short messages and videoconference) were reported in the included studies.
conclusionsCurrent evidence supports the effect of digital health technologies is generally mixed and inconclusive. There is a trend of positive effects found in the interventions that feature digital health technologies' interactive function. This review highlights the need for further investigation with rigorous research designs and the consideration of influencing factors from the symptoms, participants, and context levels to inform a better digital health implementation.
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