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A Research Roadmap: Connected Health as an Enabler of Cancer Patient Support
Author/s | Ruiz Signorelli, Gabriel
Lehocki, Fedor Mora Fernández, Matilde O'Neill, Gillian O'Connor, Dominic Brennan, Louise Monteiro Guerra, Francisco Rivero Rodríguez, Alejandro Hors Fraile, Santiago Muñoz Penas, Juan Bonjorn Dalmau, Mercé Mota, Jorge Oliveira, Ricardo B. Mrinakova, Bela Putekova, Silvia Muro, Naiara Zambrana, Francisco García Gómez, Juan M. |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Motricidad Humana y Rendimiento Deportivo |
Publication Date | 2019 |
Deposit Date | 2021-04-12 |
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Abstract | The evidence that quality of life is a positive variable for the survival of cancer patients has prompted the interest of the health and pharmaceutical industry in considering that variable as a final clinical outcome. ... The evidence that quality of life is a positive variable for the survival of cancer patients has prompted the interest of the health and pharmaceutical industry in considering that variable as a final clinical outcome. Sustained improvements in cancer care in recent years have resulted in increased numbers of people living with and beyond cancer, with increased attention being placed on improving quality of life for those individuals. Connected Health provides the foundations for the transformation of cancer care into a patient-centric model, focused on providing fully connected, personalized support and therapy for the unique needs of each patient. Connected Health creates an opportunity to overcome barriers to health care support among patients diagnosed with chronic conditions. This paper provides an overview of important areas for the foundations of the creation of a new Connected Health paradigm in cancer care. Here we discuss the capabilities of mobile and wearable technologies; we also discuss pervasive and persuasive strategies and device systems to provide multidisciplinary and inclusive approaches for cancer patients for mental well-being, physical activity promotion, and rehabilitation. Several examples already show that there is enthusiasm in strengthening the possibilities offered by Connected Health in persuasive and pervasive technology in cancer care. Developments harnessing the Internet of Things, personalization, patient-centered design, and artificial intelligence help to monitor and assess the health status of cancer patients. Furthermore, this paper analyses the data infrastructure ecosystem for Connected Health and its semantic interoperability with the Connected Health economy ecosystem and its associated barriers. Interoperability is essential when developing Connected Health solutions that integrate with health systems and electronic health records. Given the exponential business growth of the Connected Health economy, there is an urgent need to develop mHealth (mobile health) exponentially, making it both an attractive and challenging market. In conclusion, there is a need for user-centered and multidisciplinary standards of practice to the design, development, evaluation, and implementation of Connected Health interventions in cancer care to ensure their acceptability, practicality, feasibility, effectiveness, affordability, safety, and equity. |
Funding agencies | European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) European Union (UE) Tatra banka Foundation Research Agency in Slovakia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Portugal |
Project ID. | ENJECT TD 1405
![]() grant number: 722012 ![]() 2018vs108 ![]() ITMS: 26240120038 ![]() SFRH/BSAB/142983/2018 ![]() UID/DTP/00617/2019 ![]() |
Citation | Ruiz Signorelli, G., Lehocki, F., Mora Fernández, M., O'Neill, G., O'Connor, D., Brennan, L.,...,García Gómez, J.M. (2019). A Research Roadmap: Connected Health as an Enabler of Cancer Patient Support. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), 21 (10-e14360) |
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