Cancer Patients’ Perspectives and Requirements of Digital Health Technologies: A Scoping Literature Review

Author:

Lazarou Ioulietta1,Krooupa Anna-Maria1ORCID,Nikolopoulos Spiros1ORCID,Apostolidis Lazaros1ORCID,Sarris Nikos1ORCID,Papadopoulos Symeon1ORCID,Kompatsiaris Ioannis1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Information Technologies Institute (ITI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Road, P.O. Box 6036, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract

Digital health technologies have the potential to alleviate the increasing cancer burden. Incorporating patients’ perspectives on digital health tools has been identified as a critical determinant for their successful uptake in cancer care. The main objective of this scoping review was to provide an overview of the existing evidence on cancer patients’ perspectives and requirements for patient-facing digital health technologies. Three databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, Science Direct) were searched and 128 studies were identified as eligible for inclusion. Web-based software/platforms, mobile or smartphone devices/applications, and remote sensing/wearable technologies employed for the delivery of interventions and patient monitoring were the most frequently employed technologies in cancer care. The abilities of digital tools to enable care management, user-friendliness, and facilitate patient–clinician interactions were the technological requirements predominantly considered as important by cancer patients. The findings from this review provide evidence that could inform future research on technology-associated parameters influencing cancer patients’ decisions regarding the uptake and adoption of patient-facing digital health technologies.

Funder

H2020

Publisher

MDPI AG

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