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ArticleJMIR cancer2021

Development of a Digital Patient Education Tool for Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Sena Turkdogan, Gabriel Schnitman, Tianci Wang, Raphael Gotlieb, Jeffrey How, Walter Henri Gotlieb

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Article in JMIR cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Patient Educators.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023
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6 authors.

Sena TurkdoganDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-0743
Gabriel SchnitmanDepartment of Experimental Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-5265
Tianci WangDepartment of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6203-2310
Raphael GotliebPrecare Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-9047
Jeffrey HowDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-9574
Walter Henri GotliebDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6227-6369

Funding

Training of Academic Gynecologic OncologistsT32CA101642 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI ANIL K SOOD, Kathleen Schmeler · 2005 to 2026
$9.2M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA101642
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large portion of oncology consultations have been conducted remotely. The maladaptation or compromise of care could negatively impact oncology patients and their disease management.

objectiveWe aimed to describe the development and implementation process of a web-based, animated patient education tool that supports oncology patients remotely in the context of fewer in-person interactions with health care providers.

methodsThe platform created presents multilingual oncology care instructions. Animations concerning cancer care and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as immunotherapy and chemotherapy guides were the major areas of focus and represented 6 final produced video guides.

resultsThe videos were watched 1244 times in a period of 6 months. The most watched animation was the COVID-19 & Oncology guide (viewed 565 times), followed by the video concerning general treatment orientations (viewed 249 times) and the video titled "Chemotherapy" (viewed 205 times). Although viewers were equally distributed among the age groups, most were aged 25 to 34 years (342/1244, 27.5%) and were females (745/1244, 59.9%).

conclusionsThe implementation of a patient education platform can be designed to prepare patients and their caregivers for their treatment and thus improve outcomes and satisfaction by using a methodical and collaborative approach. Multimedia tools allow a portion of a patient's care to occur in a home setting, thereby freeing them from the need for hospital resources.

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COVID-19digital healtheHealthpatient education

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PMID34101611
PMCPMC8218900

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