Monitoring of adverse effects and quality of life during chemotherapy treatment through the EMMA Salud mobile App in patients with colorectal cancer.

IF 2.6 4区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Medicina Clinica Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI:10.1016/j.medcli.2024.12.003

Pau Riera, Berta Martín-Cullell, Anna de Dios, Anna C Virgili, Lucía Ramírez, David Páez

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Abstract

Background and aim: One third of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing chemotherapy develop serious adverse effects. The aim was to monitor toxicities, evaluate quality of life and the usefulness of the EMMA Salud mobile App in these patients.

Patients and methods: Prospective single-center study including patients with CRC who started fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy treatment between 02/2022 and 02/2023. Through the mobile application, patients could record adverse effects, interact with healthcare professionals and answer quality of life (EORTC-CRC) and anxiety/depression (HADS) questionnaires.

Results: A total of 31 patients were included. Regarding the use of the App, 10 patients (32.2%) recorded variables of interest, 11 (35.5%) recorded toxicities and 10 (32.2%) sent direct messages to healthcare professionals. Many patients (48%) also used the telephone consultation from the nurse case manager. The response rate to HADS and EORTC-CRC was 30% at baseline and 10% at approximately 6 months.

Conclusions: Monitoring toxicities through a mobile application can improve communication in motivated patients who adhere to new technologies. However, the role of the nurse case manager continues to be a valuable resource.

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Medicina Clinica 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

5.10%

发文量

295

审稿时长

22 days

期刊介绍： Medicina Clínica, fundada en 1943, es una publicación quincenal dedicada a la promoción de la investigación y de la práctica clínica entre los especialistas de la medicina interna, así como otras especialidades. Son características fundamentales de esta publicación el rigor científico y metodológico de sus artículos, la actualidad de los temas y, sobre todo, su sentido práctico, buscando siempre que la información sea de la mayor utilidad en la práctica clínica.