A Mobile App to Improve Symptom Control and Information Exchange Among Specialists and Local Health Workers Treating Tanzanian Cancer Patients: Human-Centered Design Approach.
Robert S MorseKaley B LambdenErin QuinnTwalib NgomaBeatrice Paul MushiYun Xian HoMamsau NgomaHabiba MahunaSarah B SaganJoshua MmariSusan MiesfeldtPublished in: JMIR cancer (2021)
We designed, built, and tested a usable, functional mobile app prototype that supports outpatient palliative care for Tanzanian patients with cancer. mPCL is expressly designed to facilitate coordinated care via customized interfaces supporting core users-patients or caregivers, LHWs, and members of the palliative care team-and their respective roles. Future work is needed to demonstrate the effectiveness and sustainability of mPCL to remotely support the symptom control needs of Tanzanian cancer patients, particularly in harder-to-reach areas.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- advanced cancer
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- patient reported
- chronic kidney disease
- endothelial cells
- systematic review
- randomized controlled trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- health information
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- patient reported outcomes
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- quality improvement