Digital interventions to support adolescents and young adults with cancer : systematic review
McCann, Lisa and McMillan, Kathryn Anne and Pugh, Gemma (2019) Digital interventions to support adolescents and young adults with cancer : systematic review. JMIR Cancer, 5 (2). e12071. ISSN 2369-1999 (https://doi.org/10.2196/12071)
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Abstract
Background: The last decade has seen an increase in the number of digital health interventions designed to support adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. Objective: The objective of this review was to identify, characterize, and fully assess the quality, feasibility, and efficacy of existing digital health interventions developed specifically for AYAs, aged between 13 and 39 years, living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis. Methods: Searches were performed in PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science to identify digital health interventions designed specifically for AYA living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis. Data on the characteristics and outcomes of each intervention were synthesized. Results: A total of 4731 intervention studies were identified through the searches; 38 interventions (43 research papers) met the inclusion criteria. Most (20/38, 53%) were website-based interventions. Most studies focused on symptom management and medication adherence (15, 39%), behavior change (15, 39%), self-care (8, 21%), and emotional health (7, 18%). Most digital health interventions included multiple automated and communicative functions such as enriched information environments, automated follow-up messages, and access to peer support. Where reported (20, 53% of studies), AYAs' subjective experience of using the digital platform was typically positive. The overall quality of the studies was found to be good (mean Quality Assessment Criteria for Evaluating Primary Research Papers from a Variety of Fields scores >68%). Some studies reported feasibility outcomes (uptake, acceptability, and attrition) but were not sufficiently powered to comment on intervention effects. Conclusions: Numerous digital interventions have been developed and designed to support young people living with and beyond a diagnosis of cancer. However, many of these interventions have yet to be deployed, implemented, and evaluated at scale.
ORCID iDs
McCann, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5322-5778, McMillan, Kathryn Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5849-9666 and Pugh, Gemma;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 68658 Dates: DateEvent31 July 2019Published28 June 2019AcceptedSubjects: Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science Department: Strategic Research Themes > Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science > Computer and Information SciencesDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 01 Jul 2019 10:23 Last modified: 02 Oct 2024 00:33 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68658