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Remote Symptom Monitoring to Enhance the Delivery of Palliative Cancer Care in Low-Resource Settings: Emerging Approaches from Africa

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  • Omolola Salako

    (Radiation Biology, Radiotherapy and Radiodiagnosis (RBRR) Digital Health Hub, College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos 102215, Nigeria)

  • Adaorah Enyi

    (Oncopadi Technologies, Lagos 105102, Nigeria)

  • Susan Miesfeldt

    (Medical Oncology, Maine Medical Center, MaineHealth Cancer Care Center, Scarborough, ME 04106, USA)

  • Johnblack K. Kabukye

    (Uganda Cancer Institute, Upper Mulago Hill Road, Kampala P.O. Box 3935, Uganda
    Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm University, 164 55 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Mamsau Ngoma

    (Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 3592, Tanzania)

  • Eve Namisango

    (African Palliative Care Association, Kampala P.O. Box 72518, Uganda)

  • Virginia LeBaron

    (School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA)

  • Chenjerai Sisimayi

    (Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa)

  • Bassey Ebenso

    (School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK)

  • Karl A. Lorenz

    (Ci2i, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
    Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA)

  • Yan Wang

    (School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA)

  • Julie Ryan Wolf

    (Departments of Dermatology and Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA)

  • Corina van den Hurk

    (R&D Department, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, 3501 DB Utrecht, The Netherlands)

  • Matthew Allsop

    (School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK)

Abstract

This paper brings together researchers, clinicians, technology developers and digital innovators to outline current applications of remote symptom monitoring being developed for palliative cancer care delivery in Africa. We outline three remote symptom monitoring approaches from three countries, highlighting their models of delivery and intended outcomes, and draw on their experiences of implementation to guide further developments and evaluations of this approach for palliative cancer care in the region. Through highlighting these experiences and priority areas for future research, we hope to steer efforts to develop and optimise remote symptom monitoring for palliative cancer care in Africa.

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  • Omolola Salako & Adaorah Enyi & Susan Miesfeldt & Johnblack K. Kabukye & Mamsau Ngoma & Eve Namisango & Virginia LeBaron & Chenjerai Sisimayi & Bassey Ebenso & Karl A. Lorenz & Yan Wang & Julie Ryan W, 2023. "Remote Symptom Monitoring to Enhance the Delivery of Palliative Cancer Care in Low-Resource Settings: Emerging Approaches from Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(24), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:24:p:7190-:d:1301800
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