Trial reportCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
A Low Literacy, Multimedia Health Information Technology Intervention to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care in Safety Net Settings Increased Cancer Knowledge in a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- The effects of multimedia education tools on patients' health knowledge.British journal of community nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Interactive digital tools to support empowerment of people with cancer: a systematic literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- A Web-Based Cancer Prevention Intervention for Rural Emerging Adults: Mixed Methods Development and Pilot-Testing Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Strategies for Tailoring Patient-Centered Technologies Across the Cancer Continuum: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Cancer Patients' Perspectives and Requirements of Digital Health Technologies: A Scoping Literature Review.Cancers · 2024Article
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Abstract
We tested whether a low-literacy-friendly, multimedia information and assessment system used in daily clinical practice enhanced patient-centered care and improved patient outcomes. This was a prospective, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with 2 arms, CancerHelp-Talking Touchscreen (CancerHelp-TT) versus control, among adults with Stage I-III breast or colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in safety net settings. Each patient was assessed for outcomes at 4 timepoints: after starting treatment (baseline), during treatment, immediately after treatment, and at follow-up assessment. The primary outcomes were health beliefs, cancer knowledge, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with communication about cancer and its treatments. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was a secondary outcome. A total of 129 patients participated in the study (65 intervention and 64 control), and approximately 50% of these completed the study. Patients randomized to receive the CancerHelp-TT program had a significantly larger increase in their cancer knowledge in comparison to those randomized to the control arm (effect size = .48,
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