Effect of an Internet-based telehealth system on functional capacity and cognition in breast cancer survivors: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
Source: Galiano-Castillo et al. 2017 - Pubmed ID: 28639097
Setting: Spain, Hospital
RCT
Follow up: 6 months
Sample size
Total: 81 (68)
IG: 40 (33)
CG: 41 (35)
Inclusion criteria:
- Breast cancer (stage I-IIIA)
- Adjuvant therapy (except hormone treatment)
Website (Telehealth system (e-CUIDATE))
- Exercise sessions
- Monitoring
- Training
- Progress
- Communication
Video consultation (Wormhole Web Conference and Skype software)
- Questions
- Adjustments
Intervention: Internet-based tailored exercise intervention for improving adverse events, functional capacity and cognition. 23 sessions (3 per week) that lasted approximately 90 minutes each day. Participants had a space available to write questions or suggestions regarding their performance. Participants could send instant messages and set up video conference sessions (3 times per week). Research staff could revise comments and monitor each participant’s performance remotely.
Duration: 8 week
Add on: +
Control group: Usual care
Clinical effect:
- 6-min walk test↑
- Congnitive function↑
- Trail Making Test→
Patient safety: NA
Patient experiences: NA
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
Equipment
- Telehealth system
Running:
Equipment
- Telehealth system
Staff
- Monitoring
- Communication
- Adjustments
Organization: NA
Health care utilization: NA