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dc.contributor.authorLaakso, Liisa
dc.contributor.authorTandy, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-16T12:30:44Z
dc.date.available2017-05-16T12:30:44Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-06-26T00:54:15Z
dc.identifier.issn10833196
dc.identifier.doi10.1179/1743288X10Y.0000000017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/45641
dc.description.abstractBackground: In a time of increasing use of eHealth technologies, it is appropriate to consider how these might be used in physiotherapy for improving health outcomes for survivors of cancer. Objectives: The aim of this paper was to understand what technologies are in use in health care and how technologies are being used in cancer care and rehabilitation. Further, to consider the benefits and potential disadvantages of technologies in the field of oncology. Major findings: Two eHealth strategies used for education and intervention were considered: web-based and convergence technologies (the union of web-based and mobile technologies). To date, the use of web-based eHealth technologies for educating survivors of cancer is more advanced than the use of convergence methodologies which may be more suited to health care interventions. The benefits for geographically isolated populations and for information dissemination are evident. A number of challenges remain, in particular the rapid development of interactive technologies, and the reliability of, and secure access to information for intervention trials. Conclusions: The use of eHealth technologies should be incorporated in cancer rehabilitation; however, it is as yet too early to substitute such technologies for traditional methods.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent102702 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherManey Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom39
dc.relation.ispartofpageto45
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPhysical therapy reviews
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth Information Systems (incl. Surveillance)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111711
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1106
dc.titleUse of technology as an adjunct to improve health outcomes for survivors of cancer
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Allied Health Sciences
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Maney Publishing. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorLaakso, Liisa
gro.griffith.authorTandy, Jessica J.


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