title: An mHealth system for toxicity monitoring of paediatric oncological patients using Near Field Communication technology.
abstract: Home-based monitoring might be useful to reduce the burden of long-lasting oncological treatment for children. Current telemonitoring applications focus on chronic diseases or elderly people. Based on the workflow for different stakeholders and the identification of parameters important in paediatric oncology, we developed a prototype of a smartphone-based telehealth system using Near Field Communication technology for monitoring paediatric neuroblastoma patients at home. The parameters blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, body weight, C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, wellbeing, pain level, nausea level and skin alterations could be monitored using a smartphone, a designated app, point-of-care measurement devices and a smart-poster containing RFID tags. The system has been designed to increase the quality of life for paediatric cancer patients. As a future step, a clinical trial is currently being planned to evaluate the system in clinical setting.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duregger
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayn
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morak
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ladenstein
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schreier
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D006339:Heart Rate; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D000068997:Smartphone; D017216:Telemedicine
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents