The use of eHealth to promote physical activity in thoracic malignancies survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Survival rates for many forms of thoracic malignancies have improved over the past few decades, however, many survivors are coping with the side effects of cancer treatment for longer. Physical activity (PA) has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy to combat the effects of treatment in cancer sur...

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Published in:Enfermería clínica (Internet. English ed.) 2023-03, Vol.33 (2), p.123-136
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Torres, Janet, Calvache-Mateo, Andrés, Ortiz-Rubio, Araceli, Muñoz-Vigueras, Natalia, López-López, Laura, Valenza, Marie C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actividad física
Cancer Survivors - psychology
eHealth
eSalud
Exercise - psychology
Humans
Neoplasias torácicas
Physical activity
Supervivientes
Survivors
Telemedicine - methods
Thoracic malignancies
Thoracic Neoplasms
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Summary:Survival rates for many forms of thoracic malignancies have improved over the past few decades, however, many survivors are coping with the side effects of cancer treatment for longer. Physical activity (PA) has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy to combat the effects of treatment in cancer survivors and eHealth could be a good way to encourage patients to practice it. To explore the effects of eHealth in the promotion of PA among thoracic malignancies. Suitable articles were searched using PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases using a combination of medical subject headings. In total, 4781 articles were identified, of which ten met eligibility criteria. Different eHealth interventions were described in these studies: mobile application (app) (n = 3), website (n = 2), email (n = 2), web and mobile application (n = 1), telephone counseling (n = 1) and online sheet (n = 1). All studies reported improvements in PA, with 8/10 studies reporting statistically significant changes. Our results show that eHealth programs are useful to promote PA in malignancy thoracic survivors, compared to no intervention, conventional treatment or a dietary approach. Moreover, the meta-analysis also revealed eHealth is a good way to improve the level of PA in thoracic malignancies survivors. Las tasas de supervivencia para muchas formas de neoplasias torácicas han mejorado durante las últimas décadas. Sin embargo, muchos supervivientes tienen que hacer frente a los efectos secundarios del tratamiento del cáncer durante un tiempo prolongado. La actividad física (AF) ha sido propuesta como estrategia terapéutica para combatir los efectos del tratamiento del cáncer, pudiendo ser eSalud una buena manera de animar a los pacientes a practicarla. Explorar los efectos de eSalud en la promoción de la AF entre las neoplasias torácicas. Se realizó una búsqueda de los artículos adecuados utilizando las bases de datos de PubMed, Web of Science y Scopus, mediante una combinación de títulos de temas médicos. Se identificaron 4.781 artículos en total, de los cuales diez cumplieron los criterios de elegibilidad. Se describieron diferentes intervenciones de eSalud en estos estudios: aplicación para móviles (app) (n = 3), sitio web (n = 2), correo electrónico (n = 2), aplicación para web y móvil (n = 1), asesoramiento telefónico (n = 1) y página online (n = 1). Todos los estudios reportaron mejoras en cuanto a AF, y 8/10 estudios reportaron cambios estadísticamente significativos. Nuestr
ISSN:2445-1479
2445-1479
DOI:10.1016/j.enfcle.2022.10.006