Mobile health tool for monitoring cancer treatment complications.

Authors

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Amit Sanyal

SSM Health Cancer Care, Madison, WI

Amit Sanyal, James M. Heun, Clemens walter Janssen, Jessica Sweeney

Organizations

SSM Health Cancer Care, Madison, WI, Dean Clinic, Verona, WI, University of Arizona College of Science, Department of Psychology, Tuscon, AZ, SSM Health, Madison, WI

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: Side effects after cancer treatment are ubiquitous, seen in up to 98.3% of patients in one Phase III lymphoma trial. Additionally, cancer patients are at a greater risk of mortality from infections such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), prompting recommendations for routine screening. Current care delivery model, reliant on self- triaging of symptoms by patients results in delayed management and avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Technology based symptom monitoring allows early identification of complications, reduces symptom burden, cost of care and enables early detection of relapse. We studied utility of a mobile-health tool for toxicity monitoring and COVID-19 screening. Methods: We developed an application that periodically delivers disease specific toxicity questionnaires to patients following cancer treatment. Based on NCI- PRO-CTCAE form builder, the questions are delivered through SMS or e-mail. Responses crossing pre-specified thresholds are flagged for manual care team follow-up. Patient and staff experience as well as medical interventions are captured. Results: Currently, 68 patients with different malignancies are enrolled. Median age 60 years (range 24-85), 35 males, 31 females. 72.35% patients rated user experience at 4 or higher (1-5 scale, 5 highest). Aggregate provider rating was 3.25 (1-5 scale, 5 highest). Of 639 captured responses, 157 reported fatigue, 145 no symptoms, 57 nausea/vomiting or diarrhea, 52 numbness/tingling and 48 shortness of breath. 76 responses were flagged for nurse follow-up calls. These resulted in 72 successful outpatient symptom management, 2 hospitalizations for neutropenic fever, 1 MRI diagnosis of radiation necrosis and 1 diagnosis of lymphoma progression. 92% of patients received a follow up within one business day. Median time between response recorded and follow up completed was 55 minutes. Of 1299 responses recorded by COVID-19 screening, 1175 reported no symptoms. All positive responses (47 cough, 52 diarrhea, 5 fever and 20 dyspnea) were false positives. Study is ongoing with recent implementation of a distress screening and survivorship modules. Conclusions: Electronic capture of symptoms using connected technology is feasible and can be used to screen cancer patients for treatment related complications as well as pandemic related illnesses.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

On-Demand Poster Session: Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care

Track

Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care

Sub Track

Tools for Management of Treatment and Adverse Effects

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 29; abstr 297)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.29_suppl.297

Abstract #

297

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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