Patients' and Health Care Providers' Opinions on a Supportive Health App During Breast Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Evaluation.
Danny A Young-AfatCarla Henrica van GilsDavid J BruinvelsCarmen C van der PolArjen J WitkampSieta SijtsemaYvette JonasseRhodé M BijlsmaMargreet G E M AusemsAnnelies M E BosDesirée H van den BongardHelena M VerkooijenPublished in: JMIR cancer (2016)
This evaluation of a supportive health app shows positive experiences among patients and their medical teams. Based on experiences in this study, patients may need to be actively encouraged to regularly register symptoms within health apps to generate sufficient patient-reported app data for use in clinical practice and scientific research.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- patient reported
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- public health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical practice
- peritoneal dialysis
- health information
- prognostic factors
- social media
- physical activity
- artificial intelligence
- climate change
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- big data
- health promotion
- smoking cessation