scholarly journals Mobile Phone Apps for Quality of Life and Well-Being Assessment in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients: Systematic Review (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Rincon ◽  
Francisco Monteiro-Guerra ◽  
Octavio Rivera-Romero ◽  
Enrique Dorronzoro-Zubiete ◽  
Carlos Luis Sanchez-Bocanegra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Health Apps ◽  
Breast And Prostate Cancer

BACKGROUND Mobile phone health apps are increasingly gaining attention in oncological care as potential tools for supporting cancer patients. Although the number of publications and health apps focusing on cancer is increasing, there are still few specifically designed for the most prevalent cancers diagnosed: breast and prostate cancers. There is a need to review the effect of these apps on breast and prostate cancer patients’ quality of life (QoL) and well-being. OBJECTIVE The purposes of this study were to review the scientific literature on mobile phone apps targeting breast or prostate cancer patients and involving QoL and well-being (anxiety and depression symptoms) and analyze the clinical and technological characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of these apps, as well as patients’ user experience with them. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature from The Cochrane Library, Excerpta Medica Database, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and MEDLINE to identify studies involving apps focused on breast and/or prostate cancer patients and QoL and/or well-being published between January 1, 2000, and July 12, 2017. Only trial studies which met the inclusion criteria were selected. The systematic review was completed with a critical analysis of the apps previously identified in the health literature research that were available from the official app stores. RESULTS The systematic review of the literature yielded 3862 articles. After removal of duplicates, 3229 remained and were evaluated on the basis of title and abstract. Of these, 3211 were discarded as not meeting the inclusion criteria, and 18 records were selected for full text screening. Finally, 5 citations were included in this review, with a total of 644 patients, mean age 52.16 years. Four studies targeted breast cancer patients and 1 focused on prostate cancer patients. Four studies referred to apps that assessed QoL. Only 1 among the 5 analyzed apps was available from the official app store. In 3 studies, an app-related intervention was carried out, and 2 of them reported an improvement on QoL. The lengths of the app-related interventions varied from 4 to 12 weeks. Because 2 of the studies only tracked use of the app, no effect on QoL or well-being was found. CONCLUSIONS Despite the existence of hundreds of studies involving cancer-focused mobile phone apps, there is a lack of rigorous trials regarding the QoL and/or well-being assessment in breast and/or prostate cancer patients. A strong and collective effort should be made by all health care providers to determine those cancer-focused apps that effectively represent useful, accurate, and reliable tools for cancer patients’ disease management. CLINICALTRIAL PROSPERO CRD42017073069; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID= CRD42017073069 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6v38Clb9T)

scholarly journals Mobile Phone Apps for Quality of Life and Well-Being Assessment in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients: Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. e187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Rincon ◽  
Francisco Monteiro-Guerra ◽  
Octavio Rivera-Romero ◽  
Enrique Dorronzoro-Zubiete ◽  
Carlos Luis Sanchez-Bocanegra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Breast And Prostate Cancer

Factors affecting health-related quality of life among prostate cancer patients: A systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1997-2010
Author(s):  
Sharon Odeo ◽  
Amsalu Degu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Function ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Functional Score ◽  
Incidence And Mortality

Introduction Prostate cancer is recognized as the leading cause of malignancy-related incidence and mortality in the male population. The treatment regimens have long-term effects detrimental to the patient's quality of life. Hence, this review was aimed to determine the overall HRQOL and its associated among prostate cancer patients. Methods The review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The databases searched were PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar and Cumulative Index to the Nursing and Allied Literature (CINAHL), which provided articles that were critically examined, yielding 52 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review. Results Out of 52 studies, 30 studies reported poor overall HRQOL in various domains after prostate cancer treatment. Contrastingly, 15 studies reported good overall quality of life after treatment. Among the various domains, sexual function was the most grossly affected functional score by the treatment modalities of prostate cancer. Nonetheless, seven studies showed that the absence of a significant change in the overall quality of life after treatment. According to the studies, older age, comorbidities, higher clinical stage, higher Gleason score, greater cancer severity, African American race, impaired mental health, neoadjuvant hormonal therapy and lower level of education were the major poor predictors of HRQOL among prostate cancer patients. Conclusion The overall HRQOL in prostate cancer patients was generally poor in various functional domains after treatment. Among the various domains, sexual function was the most grossly affected functional score by the treatment modalities of prostate cancer.

USE OF PATIENT ASSESSED HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS IN PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 2002–15

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saku Torvinen ◽  
Susanne Bergius ◽  
Risto Roine ◽  
Leena Lodenius ◽  
Harri Sintonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to identify and qualitatively describe, in a systematic literature review, published studies that collected prostate cancer patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) estimates by using validated, generic instruments.Methods: Systematic searches of the literature were made using the Medline, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, and CINAHL electronic databases from 2002 to 2015.Results: The search identified 2,171 references, of which 237 were obtained for full-text assessment; thirty-three of these articles were deemed relevant and included in the systematic review. An indirect valuation method was used in 73 percent (n = 24) of the studies. The most commonly used HRQoL instrument with an indirect valuation method was the EuroQol (EQ-5D; n = 21), and the second most common was the 15D (n = 5). A direct valuation method was used in 48 percent (n = 16) of the studies. Of these, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was the most often used (n = 10), followed by the Time-Trade-Off (n = 6). HRQoL scores varied in localized and early stage disease between 0.63 and 0.91, and in advanced or metastatic disease stage between 0.50 and 0.87. There was also variance in the HRQoL instruments and study methods used, which explains the large variance in HRQoL scores between the various disease stages.Conclusions: Although utility and quality-adjusted life-years gained are considered important measures of effectiveness in health care, the number of studies in which utilities of prostate cancer patients have been estimated using generic HRQoL instruments, based on either direct or indirect measurement of HRQoL, is fairly small.

Information satisfaction in breast and prostate cancer patients: implications for quality of life

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1048-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola J. Davies ◽  
Gail Kinman ◽  
Robert J. Thomas ◽  
Tracey Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast And Prostate Cancer

Use of Art-Making Intervention for Pain and Quality of Life Among Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Soo Kim ◽  
Sarah Loring ◽  
Kristine Kwekkeboom
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Art Making ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Randomized Controlled Studies ◽  
Cancer Tumor

Background: Although pain is one of the most prevalent symptoms among cancer patients, medications do not always result in sufficient pain relief. Furthermore, these medications only address the physical component of pain. Art making, a holistic approach, may distract the user’s attention from pain and allow expression of the nonphysical (e.g., psychological, spiritual) components of pain. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence for the efficacy of art-making interventions in reducing pain and improving health-related quality of life (QoL) among cancer patients. Method: PubMed, Academic Search Premier, ProQuest, and CINAHL were searched from database inception to September 2016 using the following search terms: neoplasm, cancer, tumor, pain, pain management, quality of life (QoL), well-being, art therapy, painting, and drawing. Results: Fourteen articles reporting 13 studies were reviewed. Some studies reported beneficial effects of art making on pain and QoL, but the evidence was weakened by poor study quality ratings, heterogeneity in art-making interventions and outcome measures, interventions including non–art-making components, and few randomized controlled studies. Conclusion: More rigorous research is needed to demonstrate the efficacy of art making in relieving cancer-related pain and improving QoL.

scholarly journals One size does not fit all: differences in quality of life and survivorship among lung, colon, breast and prostate cancer patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Leah M Backhus ◽  
Steven B Zeliadt ◽  
Lynn Reinke ◽  
Tessa Rue ◽  
David H Au
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast And Prostate Cancer
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