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SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2021

Supportive Care Interventions for People With Cancer Assisted by Digital Technology: Systematic Review.

Michael Marthick, Deborah McGregor, Jennifer Alison, Birinder Cheema, Haryana Dhillon, Tim Shaw

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06787599 (The Effect of Synchronous Homebased Tele-exercise on Physical Function, Daily Physical Activity and Frailty in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 63 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06787599 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Synchronous Homebased Tele-exercise on Physical Function, Daily Physical Activity and Frailty in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Pilot Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorPardis Specialized Wellness InstituteRan2025 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsEnd Stage Renal Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis ComplicationArmsHome-based Tele Exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Feasibility and preliminary effects of mhealth supportive care interventions in adults with myeloid neoplasms: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  3. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions in long-term follow-up care for breast and gynecological cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  6. 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 · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael MarthickResearch in Implementation Science and eHealth Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1524-7968
Deborah McGregorFaculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2234-7331
Jennifer AlisonFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2011-4756
Birinder CheemaSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1979-590X
Haryana DhillonCentre for Medical Psychology & Evidence-based Decision-making, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4039-5169
Tim ShawResearch in Implementation Science and eHealth Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0783-1918
The University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Wollongong · AUWestern Sydney University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough relatively new, digital health interventions are demonstrating rapid growth because of their ability to facilitate access and overcome issues of location, time, health status, and most recently, the impact of a major pandemic. With the increased uptake of digital technologies, digital health has the potential to improve the provision of supportive cancer care.

objectiveThis systematic review aims to evaluate digital health interventions for supportive cancer care.

methodsPublished literature between 2000 and 2020 was systematically searched in MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Scopus. Eligible publications were randomized controlled trials of clinician-led digital health interventions to support adult cancer patients. The interventions included were determined by applying a digital health conceptual model. Studies were appraised for quality using the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool.

resultsTwenty randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria for the analysis. Interventions varied by duration, frequency, degree of technology use, and applied outcome measures. Interventions targeting a single tumor stream, predominantly breast cancer, and studies involving the implementation of remote symptom monitoring have dominated the results. In most studies, digital intervention resulted in significant positive outcomes in patient-reported symptoms, levels of fatigue and pain, health-related quality of life, functional capacity, and depression levels compared with the control.

conclusionsDigital health interventions are helpful and effective for supportive care of patients with cancer. There is a need for high-quality research. Future endeavors could focus on the use of valid, standardized outcome measures, maintenance of methodological rigor, and strategies to improve patient and health professional engagement in the design and delivery of supportive digital health interventions.

trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42020149730; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=149730.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsQuality of LifeAdultFatigueHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTechnologydigital healtheHealthmobile phoneneoplasmsupportive caresystematic reviewtelehealth

Identifiers

PMID34714246
PMCPMC8590193
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