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Use of telehealth among cancer survivors: a scoping review
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2023) Irurita Morales, Paula; Soto Ruiz, María Nelia; San Martín Rodríguez, Leticia; Escalada Hernández, Paula; García Vivar, Cristina; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
Background: Long-term cancer survivors have specific needs that are frequently neglected. Telehealth, as a new form of health care, can benefit this growing population.Objective: To identify, analyze, and synthesize the existing evidence on the use of telehealth in the care of cancer survivors after the end of treatment.Methods: A scoping review was conducted in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, COCHRANE, SCIELO, DIALNET, and LILACS and reference institutions in cancer.Results: The initial search yielded 406 publications with 59 articles meeting the eligibility criteria. There are different types of telehealth (video calls, phone calls, websites, mobile applications, and short message services) used for the care of cancer survivors. Most telehealth interventions focus on improving the physical and mental spheres of quality of life in the extended survival phase (from 1 to 3 years postdiagnosis), with only two articles (3%) on long-term cancer survivors (>5 years postdiagnosis). Survivors are satisfied with telehealth interventions, noting the importance of improving comprehensibility, personalization of the platforms, and the lack of excessive information included.Conclusions: Telehealth is a feasible modality for cancer survival care. The scarcity of interventions aimed at long-term survivors stands out, as does the general neglect of the social and spiritual spheres of quality of life.Implications for Practice: Telehealth platforms must adapt their content, format, and items to the preferences reported by the survivors.
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Quality of life of adolescents and young adult survivors of childhood cancer: a qualitative study
(Wiley, 2024-11-11) Neris, Rhyquelle Rhibna; Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth; Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi; García Vivar, Cristina; Nascimento, Lucila; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC
Aims: to analyse how adolescents and young adults who survived childhood cancer experience their quality of life and to ex-plore their meanings and conceptualisations of quality of life. Design: narrative design following Squire's method. Methods: in-person and virtual recruitment, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, was carried out in Brazil between May and November 2021. Eighteen semi-structured virtual interviews were conducted with childhood cancer survivors. These data wereanalysed using reflexive thematic analysis and employing a triangulation of investigators. Results: four subthemes were identified, encompassing participants' perceptions and meanings of quality of life. Through thereflection and synthesis of these subthemes, a central theme emerged entitled "New self", capturing the profound impact of thecancer and survival experience on every aspect of the self, along with participants' sense of having gained "a new life" and a "sec-ond chance". Conclusion: the study provides a rich and nuanced understanding of quality of life for childhood cancer survivors. The results highlight that after all the changes in life due to cancer, integrating the new self becomes a central aspect of quality of life forsurvivors. Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care: recognising the profound shifts in self-perception that survivors of childhood cancer undergo, nurses should engage early in empowering patients and families, offering education, space and sup-port to help adolescents and young adults grow throughout their journey. Impact: the richness and depth inherent in qualitative data on quality of life can inform the development of care standards and health policies for survivors, guide the allocation of strategic resources and shape the development of plans and interventions focusing on childhood cancer survivors. Reporting method: the COREQ checklist was used. Patient or Public: no patient or public contribution.
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La enfermera gestora de casos en oncología: una revisión narrativa
(Sociedad Española de Enfermería Oncológica, 2022) Soto Simbaña, María Belén; Ardanaz Echeverria, Nerea; Ibáñez Munárriz, Mikel; Escalada Hernández, Paula; Zubeldia Inchaurrondo, Carmen; García Vivar, Cristina; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC
Introducción: el cáncer es una patología con elevada morbi-mortalidad, cuya incidencia va a ir aumentando a lo largo de los años. Es por ello, que se necesita de la implementación de nuevos perfiles profesionales en la atención al paciente oncológico, como el de la Enfermera Gestora de Casos (EGC). Este perfil constituye una pieza clave en la atención a los pacientes con cáncer, con el fin de ofrecer una visión holística, dentro de la complejidad que supone la atención sanitaria a lo largo de las distintas fases del cuidado continuado al cáncer. Objetivo: conocer el rol de la Enfermera Gestora de Casos en el ámbito de la oncología. Método: se llevó a cabo una búsqueda bibliográfica en bases de datos (PubMed, CINAHL, Cuiden...) así como en páginas web oficiales relativas al cáncer. Límites de inclusión: publicaciones de los últimos 10-15 años (2006-2021), en castellano, inglés y portugués. Se agrupó la información relevante en categorías que atendían a nuestros objetivos. Resultados: se obtuvieron 21 publicaciones que se correspondían al tema planteado. Los resultados narrativos exponen la complejidad del rol de EGC, en cuanto a competencias como ámbito de actuación e intervenciones. Además, los resultados positivos que se obtienen de la intervención de la EGC son numerosos. En Navarra esta figura está presente dentro de las Unidades Funcionales Multidisciplinares de atención al cáncer y continúa en desarrollo. Conclusiones: se debe fomentar la investigación y desarrollo del perfil de la EGC en el ámbito nacional y su proyección al ámbito comunitario, dado que está presente principalmente en el ámbito hospitalario, siendo la atención a los supervivientes un reto dentro de la atención al cáncer que se podría afrontar desde Atención Primaria. En Navarra, como ejemplo de experiencia en el ámbito nacional, esta figura está presente dentro de las Unidades Funcionales Multidisciplinares de atención al cáncer y continúa en desarrollo.

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