mPalliative Care Link: Examination of a Mobile Solution to Palliative Care Coordination Among Tanzanian Patients With Cancer.
Mamsau NgomaBeatrice Paul MushiRobert S MorseTwalib NgomaHabiba MahunaKaley B LambdenErin QuinnSarah B SaganYun Xian HoF Lee LucasJoshua MmariSusan MiesfeldtPublished in: JCO global oncology (2021)
Higher symptom severity scores in the mPCL arm likely reflect between-group sociodemographic and clinical differences and clinical support of phone-contact arm participants. Similar rates of care satisfaction in both groups suggest that mPCL may support symptom-focused care coordination in a more efficient and scalable manner than phone contact. A broader study of mPCL's cost efficiency and utility in Tanzania is needed.