Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Prostate Cancer, Nursing, Health Literacy, Quality of Life, Radiotherapy, Oncology Nursing, Self Care, Symptom Management, Participatory Care, Person-centered Care, Information and Communication Technology, Patient-reported symptoms, Mobile device
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
DEVICEsmartphone or tablet
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.
Sponsors
Karolinska University Hospital
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of prostate cancer without metastases or spread to the lymph nodes, * will receive radiation therapy for at least five (5) weeks, * literacy in the Swedish language
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who need an interpreter at the doctor's visit * Patients who have a known severe cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire Sense of Coherence Scale (KASAM) | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment | To evaluate self-reported data in terms of Sense of Coherence |
| Questionnaire Individualized Care Scale (ICS) | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment | To evaluate self-reported data in terms of individualized care as measured by the ICS |
| Questionnaire Scale for Functional Health Literacy (S-FHL - Swedish version) | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment | To evaluate self-reported data in terms of understanding and communicating health |
| Scale for Communicative and Critical Health Literacy (S-C & C HL - Swedish version) | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment | To evaluate self-reported data in terms of health literacy |
| European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30) | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment | To evaluate self-reported data in terms of health related quality of life |
| EORTC Prostate-specific module (QLQ-PR25) Questionnaire | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment | To evaluate self-reported data in terms of symptom prevalence, characteristics and distress related to prostate cancer |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health care costs | up to 3 months after completion of radiotherapy treatment |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed