The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an interactive ICT-platform for use in a smartphone or tablet in patients treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer. The hypothesis is that clinical management will be improved and costs reduced and safe and participatory care promoted, when patients report symptoms in an application which provides self-care advice and instant access to professionals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Patients in the intervention group are given access to an application for a smartphone/tablet for daily reporting of symptoms, access to self-care advice and health-care professionals in real time.
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
Questionnaire Scale for Functional Health Literacy (S-FHL - Swedish version)
To evaluate self-reported data in terms of understanding and communicating health
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
Questionnaire Individualized Care Scale (ICS)
To evaluate self-reported data in terms of individualized care as measured by the ICS
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
Questionnaire Sense of Coherence Scale (KASAM)
To evaluate self-reported data in terms of Sense of Coherence
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30)
To evaluate self-reported data in terms of health related quality of life
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
EORTC Prostate-specific module (QLQ-PR25) Questionnaire
To evaluate self-reported data in terms of symptom prevalence, characteristics and distress related to prostate cancer
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
Scale for Communicative and Critical Health Literacy (S-C & C HL - Swedish version)
To evaluate self-reported data in terms of health literacy
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
Health care costs
Time frame: up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment
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