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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Remote Symptom Monitoring to Enhance the Delivery of Palliative Cancer Care in Low-Resource Settings: Emerging Approaches from Africa.

Omolola Salako, Adaorah Enyi, Susan Miesfeldt, Johnblack K Kabukye, Mamsau Ngoma, Eve Namisango, Virginia LeBaron, Chenjerai Sisimayi, Bassey Ebenso, Karl A Lorenz and 4 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Digital health interventions for informal cancer caregivers' mental health management: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  7. Review of a high-resourced cancer-related fatigue clinic and considerations in lower-resourced environments.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 12 institutions in 8 countries.

Omolola SalakoRadiation Biology, Radiotherapy and Radiodiagnosis (RBRR) Digital Health Hub, College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos 102215, Nigeria.
Adaorah EnyiOncopadi Technologies, Lagos 105102, Nigeria.
Susan MiesfeldtMedical Oncology, Maine Medical Center, MaineHealth Cancer Care Center, Scarborough, ME 04106, USA.
Johnblack K KabukyeUganda Cancer Institute, Upper Mulago Hill Road, Kampala P.O. Box 3935, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-7864-1858
Mamsau NgomaOcean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 3592, Tanzania.
Eve NamisangoAfrican Palliative Care Association, Kampala P.O. Box 72518, Uganda.
Virginia LeBaronSchool of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1299-4730
Chenjerai SisimayiDepartment of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.
Bassey EbensoSchool of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK.
Karl A LorenzCi2i, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
Yan WangSchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Julie Ryan WolfDepartments of Dermatology and Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0592-7820
Corina van den HurkR&D Department, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, 3501 DB Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7802-1034
Matthew AllsopSchool of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7399-0194
University of Leeds · GBAfrican Palliative Care Association · UGLagos University Teaching Hospital · NGMaine Medical Center · USNetherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation · NLOcean Road Cancer Institute · TZStockholm University · SEUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs · USUniversity of Johannesburg · ZAUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · USUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper brings together researchers, clinicians, technology developers and digital innovators to outline current applications of remote symptom monitoring being developed for palliative cancer care delivery in Africa. We outline three remote symptom monitoring approaches from three countries, highlighting their models of delivery and intended outcomes, and draw on their experiences of implementation to guide further developments and evaluations of this approach for palliative cancer care in the region. Through highlighting these experiences and priority areas for future research, we hope to steer efforts to develop and optimise remote symptom monitoring for palliative cancer care in Africa.

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NeoplasmsPalliative CareAfricaHumansAfricacancer caredigital healthremote monitoring

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PMID38131741
PMCPMC10743024
OpenAlexW4389918444

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