Table 5.
Differences between some of the apps available for cancer patients and eOncosalud.
| Name of the APP | Developers | To whom it is addressed | Objective | Modules | Type of interaction with healthcare professionals | Relevant differences to eOncoSalud app | ||||
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| Calendar | Treatment |
Symptoms/
evolution |
Education | Messaging | ||||||
| iCancerHealth | Mediociy, INC | Cancer patients | This app provides real-time monitoring and control of the patients. | x | x | x | x | x | Clinicians are advised to contact patients within 1 hour of receipt of a red alert. In the event of either amber or red alert, clinicians could access secure web pages to view the patients' symptom reports to assist in their clinical decision-making. | This app is similar in structure and development to eOncosalud. No information about an algorithm that issues recommendations according to the severity of recorded adverse effects. However, this app, like eOncoSalud, categorizes the adverse effect and the healthcare professional can prioritize the time to respond to the patient. |
| Becca - Breast Cancer support | Breast Cancer Now (Charity Association) | Breast cancer patients | This app provides support and inspiration to help patients to live well after breast cancer. | x | x | This app provides personalized cards focusing on topics ranging from personal experiences to upcoming cancer research. | No communication with healthcare professionals in real-time. No possibility to register adverse effects or treatments |
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| BRIAN_The Brain tumor app | The brain tumor Charity. | Brain tumor patients | This app provides personalized cards focusing on topics ranging from personal experiences to upcoming cancer research. | x | x | x | x | x | Community chat rooms and answers to patients' questions from healthcare professionals. | No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
| Cancer.net Mobile | ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) | Cancer patients | This app mostly contains information pertaining to cancer. | x | x | x | x | System of annotations of doubts and questions to be asked at the next medical appointment. | Does not allow data export. No automatic and instant communication with healthcare professionals No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
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| CancerAid | CancerAid Pty Ltd | Cancer patients | This app is designed to help patients take control of physical and psychological adverse effects. | x | x | x | x | Interaction with healthcare professionals and other patients. | It does not allow data export. No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
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| Cancer Tracker | Health Stack LLC | Cancer patients | This app tracks symptoms and provides tips on symptom management. | x | x | x | x | System of annotations of doubts and questions to be asked at the next medical appointment. | No direct communication with healthcare professionals. | |
| My Breast Cancer Advocate | Toliman | Cancer patients | This app provides general information and suggested questions to ask healthcare providers about breast cancer. It also has information related to breast cancer advocacy. | x | x | x | x | Connect with other patients who have faced or are facing the same decisions or issues. The app allows keep track and easy access to the doctors and their contact details. It is possible to contact the team via email or a call. | No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. | |
| Our Journey with Cancer | Phoenix Children's Hospital | Children cancer | This app helps families of children diagnosed with cancer identify what they need to know to safely care for their children at home after being discharged from the hospital. | x | x | Facilitate conversations between families and the healthcare teams. | No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. | |||
| LivingWith Cancer support | Pfizer Inc. | Cancer patients | This app connects people to their clinicians in order to monitor conditions activity, episodes, and medication. | x | x | x | x | No contact with healthcare professionals via messaging | No direct communication with healthcare professionals. No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
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| Outcomes4Me Breast Cancer Care | Outcomes4me Inc. | Cancer patients | This app provides users with a plethora of personalized tools to help them manage their cancer. | x | x | x | x | x | The app has an Ask Center where patients can ask the team questions based on how they feel for support and guidance better management of their care. | No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
| chemoWave For Cancer patients | Treatment Technologies & Insights | Cancer patients | This app helps patients track their activities and treatment experience, and provides them with information that enables them to work more effectively with their support team to better manage the adverse effects. | x | x | x | No communication with healthcare professionals or advice given by health professionals. | No direct courier service with healthcare professionals No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
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| Head & Neck Cancer Manager | @Point of Care | Head & Neck cancer patients | This app help patients track their progress and symptoms, manage their medication, and connect to healthcare providers. | x | x | x | x | x | Connect to care providers so they can monitor patient progress between visits. | No automatic and instantaneous recommendations are issued based on recorded adverse effects. |
| The-Optimal-Lymph-Flow health IT system (TOLF) | Rutgers University | Breast cancer survivors | This app is a patient-centered, web-and-mobile-based educational and behavioral mHealth interventions focusing on self-care strategies for lymphedema symptom management. | x | x | x | No instant contact with healthcare professionals. The app has a daily 5-min routine avatar simulation video of lymphatic exercises providing a unique way of helping breast cancer survivors to establish their own self-care routine by following the video and educational material. | No direct communication with healthcare professionals. | ||
Own elaboration based on data extracted from each mobile app website and from the app store and google play websites.