The increasing value of eHealth in the delivery of patient-centred cancer care
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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.
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- Authors
- Penedo, F. J., Oswald, L. B., Kronenfeld, J. P., Garcia, S. F., Cella, D., & Yanez, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Penedo, Frank J
- Venue
- The Lancet Oncology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e240-e251
- ISSN
- 1470-2045 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7643123
- OpenAlex
- W3021019568
- Cited by
- 252
- References
- 81
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 13
- FWCI
- 6.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- The Lancet Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- UNM’s Digital Repository (University of New Mexico) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- American Cancer Society
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- e-health, cancer care delivery, patient-provider communication, symptom management, toxicity management, patient engagement, health-related quality of life, patient-reported outcomes, technology accessibility, technology scalability, health technology implementation
- MeSH terms
- Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Health Status, Humans, Medical Informatics, Medical Oncology, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Treatment Outcome, Telemedicine, Patient-Centered Care, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Quality Improvement
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