The feasibility of telehealth in the monitoring of head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review on remote technology, user adherence, user satisfaction, and quality of life
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Objectives This systematic review aimed to analyze the use of telehealth in monitoring patients with head and neck cancer regarding the application used, user adherence to technology, user satisfaction, and user quality of life. Materials and methods A search strategy was developed using the PICO acronym and the terms "Head and Neck Cancer," "Telehealth," "Mobile Application," and "Supportive Care." A broad literature search was performed on PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Lilacs, and Embase databases and on grey literature through Open Grey, Google Scholar, and Jstor, for studies comparing the monitoring of head and neck cancer patients with telehealth apps to the monitoring performed in a traditional way at health units. No study design, publication status, publication time, or language restrictions were applied. Pairs of reviewers worked independently for study selection and risk of bias assessment. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO and the PRISMA checklist used for reporting the review. Results We found 393 references in the databases, 325 after duplicate removal; 19 met the criteria for full-text reading; 08 studies were included for qualitative synthesis. Although there was heterogeneity regarding the technology used, the studies included showed that remote monitoring and/or self-management of symptoms through mobile applications was feasible for most patients, with satisfactory degrees of acceptability, satisfaction, usability, and adherence. Th…
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Systematic reviews have consistently shown that virtual care and remote symptom monitoring can improve access, patient satisfaction, symptom management, and continuity of care, particularly for rural and underserved populations.
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- Authors
- da Silva, H. E. C., Santos, G. N. M., Ferreira Leite, A., Mesquita, C. R. M., de Souza Figueiredo, P. T., Miron Stefani, C., & de Santos Melo, N.
- Affiliations
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2022-05-06
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 8391-8404
- ISSN
- 0941-4355 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-7339
- OpenAlex
- W4229027095
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Supportive Care in Cancer (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Keywords
- telemedicine, head and neck cancer, remote patient monitoring, mobile health apps, user adherence, user satisfaction, health-related quality of life, symptom self-management, supportive care, self-efficacy, user experience
- MeSH terms
- Feasibility Studies, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Humans, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Technology, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Patient Satisfaction, Telemedicine
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