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

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 Wolf, Corina van den Hurk and Matthew Allsop ()
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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
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
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

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 24, 1-17

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.

Keywords: cancer care; Africa; digital health; remote monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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