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ArticleCancers2023

A Scoping Review and a Taxonomy to Assess the Impact of Mobile Apps on Cancer Care Management.

Eshita Dhar, Adama Ns Bah, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Silvia Quer, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Francisco J Núñez-Benjumea, Shwetambara Malwade, Mohy Uddin, Umashankar Upadhyay, Shabbir Syed-Abdul

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effectiveness of mobile-based monitoring system (ONKOSIS) in the management of chemotherapy-related symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Eshita DharGraduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Adama Ns BahGraduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Irene Alice Chicchi GiglioliAdhera Health, Inc., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Silvia QuerAdhera Health, Inc., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Luis Fernandez-LuqueAdhera Health, Inc., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Francisco J Núñez-BenjumeaInnovation and Data Analysis Unit, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Andalusian Health Service, Seville 41009, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0292-5122
Shwetambara MalwadeInternational Center for Health Information Technology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Mohy UddinResearch Quality Management Section, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Umashankar UpadhyayGraduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2581-8007
Shabbir Syed-AbdulGraduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0412-767X
Taipei Medical University · TWAndalusian Health Service · ESKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAShoolini University · IN

Funding

H2020 GA: 101017441 and MOST, Taiwan: 110-2923-E038-001-MY3Taipei Medical University and Taipei Medical University Hospital 109TMU-TMUH-11
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mobile Health (mHealth) has a great potential to enhance the self-management of cancer patients and survivors. Our study aimed to perform a scoping review to evaluate the impact and trends of mobile application-based interventions on adherence and their effects on health outcomes among the cancer population. In addition, we aimed to develop a taxonomy of mobile-app-based interventions to assist app developers and healthcare researchers in creating future mHealth cancer care solutions. Relevant articles were screened from the online databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus, spanning the time period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2022. Of the 4135 articles initially identified, 55 were finally selected for the review. In the selected studies, breast cancer was the focus of 20 studies (36%), while mixed cancers were the subject of 23 studies (42%). The studies revealed that the usage rate of mHealth was over 80% in 41 of the 55 studies, with factors such as guided supervision, personalized suggestions, theoretical intervention foundations, and wearable technology enhancing adherence and efficacy. However, cancer progression, technical challenges, and unfamiliarity with devices were common factors that led to dropouts. We also proposed a taxonomy based on diverse theoretical foundations of mHealth interventions, delivery methods, psycho-educational programs, and social platforms. We suggest that future research should investigate, improve, and verify this taxonomy classification to enhance the design and efficacy of mHealth interventions.

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cancerhealth outcomesinterventionm-healthmobile appsscoping reviewtaxonomytreatment

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PMID36980661
PMCPMC10046563
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