Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - Rio Grande/Brazil Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Rio Grande, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Pelotas - Pelotas/Brazil - Hospital Escola, Pelotas, Brazil.
J Med Syst. 2017 Oct 9;41(11):181. doi: 10.1007/s10916-017-0831-3.
Cancer treatment is an extremely stressful life experience that is accompanied by a range of psychological, social, physical, and practical difficulties. Cancer patients need to receive information that helps them to better understand the disease, assists them in decision-making, and helps them deal with treatment. Patients are interested in receiving such information. The degree of satisfaction with the information received has been associated with positive health outcomes, specifically regarding quality of life, severity of side effects, and psychological well-being. This study investigates a method of guiding cancer patients, in relation to outpatient chemotherapy treatment, using SMS (short message service) text messaging. A smartphone application called cHEmotHErApp was developed, and its primary function is to send out SMS text messages with guidance for self-care and emotional support for oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy. Thus, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the acceptance and perception of patients of the receipt of these SMS messages, as well as to evaluate the possible benefits reported by the participants. Adult patients diagnosed with cancer, who started the first outpatient chemotherapy treatment scheme between August and November 2016 at the School Hospital (HE) of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), were invited to participate in this pilot study. In total, 14 cancer patients were adherent to this study. Each of these patients received a daily text message on their cell phone with some guidance on encouraging self-care and emotional support. Patients reported that, because of the SMS text messages they received, they felt more confident in their treatment, felt more supported and encouraged, and that the text messages facilitated self-care. In addition, patients reported that the SMS text messages they received helped them to take better care of themselves and to continue further treatment.
癌症治疗是一种极具压力的生活体验，伴随着一系列心理、社会、身体和实际困难。癌症患者需要接收有助于他们更好地了解疾病、辅助他们做出决策并帮助他们应对治疗的信息。患者对接收此类信息感兴趣。对所收到信息的满意度与积极的健康结果相关，特别是在生活质量、副作用严重程度和心理健康方面。本研究探讨了一种使用 SMS（短消息服务）短信指导癌症患者门诊化疗治疗的方法。开发了一款名为 cHEmotHErApp 的智能手机应用程序，其主要功能是发送带有自我护理和情感支持指导的 SMS 短信，以帮助接受化疗的肿瘤患者。因此，本研究的主要目的是评估患者对这些 SMS 消息的接受程度和感知程度，以及评估参与者报告的可能益处。
2016 年 8 月至 11 月期间，在联邦大学佩洛塔斯分校（UFPel）校医院（HE）开始首个门诊化疗治疗方案的被诊断患有癌症的成年患者被邀请参加这项试点研究。共有 14 名癌症患者坚持参加这项研究。这些患者中的每个人都在手机上收到一条每日短信，其中包含一些鼓励自我护理和情感支持的指导。患者报告说，由于收到了短信，他们对自己的治疗更有信心，感到得到了更多的支持和鼓励，并且短信有助于自我护理。此外，患者报告说，他们收到的短信帮助他们更好地照顾自己并继续进行进一步的治疗。
