Allsop, Matthew

Bellhouse, Sarah

Radford, John

Taylor, Sally

Yorke, Janelle

Background: Haematological cancer survivors have significant unmet needs. The use of e-Health interventions has been shown to be effective in improving patient experiences and outcomes in other diseases. The aim of this review is to explore the role of e-Health interventions in the delivery of care for patients with haematological cancers across the illness trajectory.Methods: A systematic narrative review approach using thematic analysis was used to identify the key issues and themes in the literature. Medical subject headings and keywords were used in several databases: Medline, Embase, PsycInfo CINAHL and The Cochrane Collaboration Cochrane Review Database. This review focuses on the use of e-Health interventions for patients with haematological cancer within any study design.Results: 23 studies were identified in this review. The studies were of varying design: RCTs (n=6); pre and post design (n=1); feasibility and acceptability (n=11) and varying methodological quality. Seven studies included patients with any cancer diagnosis rather than focusing specifically on haematology patients. Our thematic analysis identified four main categories of intervention: information provision (n=4); self-help (n=6); communication facilitation (n=5); patient reported outcome (PRO) recording or monitoring (n=8).Conclusion: The clinical management of patients with haematological cancers, particularly those in survivorship, presents opportunities to explore e-Health approaches to improve patient care. This review highlights that e-Health tools may be acceptable and feasible to use with a haematology patient population, but more robust and well-designed trials that engage patients and health professionals are required to determine which and how interventions can be used most effectively

The role of eHealth in the delivery of care for patients with haematological cancers: a systematic literature review

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