ArticleThe Lancet. Digital health2023
Digital health and telehealth in cancer care: a scoping review of reviews.
Article in The Lancet. Digital health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06231537 (Visual Oral Examination in Primary Health Care for Early Detection of Oral Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 151 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Visual Oral Examination in Primary Health Care for Early Detection of Oral Cancer: Targeting High-Risk Individuals in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
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151 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Virtual care pathways for people living with HIV: A mixed-methods systematic review.HIV medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Feasibility of Digital Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
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- Experiences of Informal Caregivers Facing Cancer While Caring for Someone With Dementia: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Connected care in a digital world: Engagement and telehealth use in older cancer survivors.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2026Article
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- Digital health for cancer prevention: implications for current and future traditional in-person programs.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated remote cancer care delivery via the internet and telephone, rapidly accelerating an already growing care delivery model and associated research. This scoping review of reviews characterised the peer-reviewed literature reviews on digital health and telehealth interventions in cancer published from database inception up to May 1, 2022, from PubMed, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Cochrane Reviews, and Web of Science. Eligible reviews conducted a systematic literature search. Data were extracted in duplicate via a pre-defined online survey. Following screening, 134 reviews met the eligibility criteria. 77 of those reviews were published since 2020. 128 reviews summarised interventions intended for patients, 18 addressed family caregivers, and five addressed health-care providers. 56 reviews did not target a specific phase of the cancer continuum, whereas 48 reviews tended to address the active treatment phase. 29 reviews included a meta-analysis, with results showing positive effects on quality of life, psychological outcomes, and screening behaviours. 83 reviews did not report intervention implementation outcomes but when reported, 36 reported acceptability, 32 feasibility, and 29 fidelity outcomes. Several notable gaps were identified in these literature reviews on digital health and telehealth in cancer care. No reviews specifically addressed older adults, bereavement, or sustainability of interventions and only two reviews focused on comparing telehealth to in-person interventions. Addressing these gaps with rigorous systematic reviews might help guide continued innovation in remote cancer care, particularly for older adults and bereaved families, and integrate and sustain these interventions within oncology.
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