Kay Sundberg|Yvonne Wengström|Karin Blomberg|Maria Hälleberg Nyman|Catharina Frank|Ann Langius?Eklöf
Early detection and management of symptoms using an interactive smartphone application (Interaktor) during radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet|Örebro University|Örebro University|Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet
patients undergoing radiotherapy prostate cancer suffer variety symptoms influence healthrelated quality life developed application interaktor smartphones tablets early detection reporting management symptoms concerns treatment prostate cancer study evaluates effect symptom burden quality life using application realtime symptom assessment management radiotherapy localized prostate cancera nonrandomized controlled study used two university hospitals sweden 64 patients constituted control group 66 patients made intervention group intervention group asked report symptoms via application daily treatment well 3 weeks eortc qlqc30 module pr25 sense coherence questionnaire administered three time points groupsthe intervention group rated significantly lower levels fatigue nausea end radiotherapy moreover significantly less burden emotional functioning insomnia urinaryrelated symptoms end treatment well 3 months later compared control group multivariate analyses education sense coherence covariates intervention group still significantly rated emotional functioning p 0007 insomnia p 0017 urinaryrelated symptoms p 0008 better control group t2study findings suggest interaktor could efficient mhealth tool facilitating supportive care needs cancer treatment