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How Cancer Patients Use and Benefit from an Interactive Cancer Communication System.
- Source :
- Journal of Health Communication; Oct2017, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p792-799, 8p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Despite the mounting evidence of efficacy of eHealth interventions, their mechanisms of action remain unknown. The current study analyzed patient log data as each patient engaged in an eHealth system called the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS) and reports on how patients engage with different combinations of eHealth services over time. Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients (N = 443) were given access for 6 months to one of four different configurations of CHESS: (1) Information, (2) Information and Support, (3) Information, Support, and Coaching (Full CHESS), and (4) Full CHESS and Mentor. Besides a baseline survey, three follow-up posttests were administered. Action log data on how patients engaged with the CHESS were also collected and merged with surveys to examine how patients benefit during the cancer experience. The findings suggest that usage patterns were not competitive, implying that cancer patients’ access to more complex tools generates more use with their time spreading out over the diverse services. Despite overall decline in usage rates, it was less severe in Full CHESS and Mentor condition, suggesting that communication functions drive long-term engagement with the system. Notably, the strongest relation between use and cancer information competence appeared late in the follow-up period. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- SERVICES for cancer patients
TELEMEDICINE
HEALTH information services
BREAST cancer patients
HEALTH services accessibility
CANCER patient care
MEDICAL care surveys
MEDICAL informatics
BREAST tumor treatment
BREAST tumors
COMMUNICATION
COMPARATIVE studies
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
SURVEYS
USER interfaces
EVALUATION research
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
TREATMENT effectiveness
CANCER & psychology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10810730
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Communication
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125745932
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2017.1360413