The increasing value of eHealth in the delivery of patient-centred cancer care

Frank J Penedo, Laura B Oswald, Joshua P Kronenfeld, Sofia F Garcia, David Cella, Betina Yanez, Frank J Penedo, Laura B Oswald, Joshua P Kronenfeld, Sofia F Garcia, David Cella, Betina Yanez

Abstract

The increasing use of eHealth has ushered in a new era of patient-centred cancer care that moves beyond the traditional in-person care model to real-time, dynamic, and technology-assisted assessments and interventions. eHealth has the potential to better the delivery of cancer care through improved patient-provider communication, enhanced symptom and toxicity assessment and management, and optimised patient engagement across the cancer care continuum. In this Review, we provide a brief, narrative appraisal of the peer reviewed literature over the past 10 years related to the uses of patient-centred eHealth to improve cancer care delivery. These uses include the addressal of symptom management, health-related quality of life, and other patient-reported outcomes across cancer care. In addition, we discuss the challenges of, and opportunities for, accessibility, scalability, and implementation of these technologies, important areas for further development, and future research directions.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests

BY declares a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb, which contributed to a funded American Cancer Society grant used to investigate the use of health information technologies for monitoring toxic effects. All other authors declare no competing interests.

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Figure:. Flow of information during the monitoring…
Figure:. Flow of information during the monitoring of cancer survivors with PROs integrated with health information technologies
EHR=electronic health record. PRO=patient-reported outcome.

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