title: [Are cancer outpatients ready for e-medicine?]
abstract: BACKGROUND
  E-health offers new opportunities for improving cancer outpatients' monitoring. The aim of this study was to assess the level and the use of electronic communication tools owned by cancer outpatients currently undergoing antitumoral treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  This observational study consecutively recruited patients undergoing treatment at two day hospital oncology units from 1st to 31 October 2015. Each patient completed one standardised, anonymous questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 386 questionnaires were analysed, of which 244 and 142 patients were from each hospital. Of these patients, 73% had access to the Internet either directly or through a third party. More than 90% of the patients owned a mobile phone, and half of them had a smartphone with Internet access. An increasing age and the socioeconomic class level were significantly associated with the use of the Internet and of a smartphone. Half of the patients had accessed websites dedicated to health topics and a quarter had used mobile applications on health topics. One-third of those patients found these electronic tools helpful. After adjustment, an increasing age was significantly associated with a decreased use of such tools. The majority (87%) of the patients enjoyed receiving text message reminders from their hospital about their consultation schedule.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Three in four cancer outpatients under treatment have access to the Internet and half use websites dedicated to health topics, with an impact of the age and the socioeconomic class level. Developing e-communication tools between caregivers and patients might be considered to improve their home monitoring.
authors: AP-HP, hôpital universitaire Henri-Mondor, unité de pharmacologie clinique, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France; AP-HP, hôpital universitaire Henri-Mondor, département d'oncologie médicale, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
authors: Emmanuelle
authors: E
authors: Kempf
authors: VideoLAN, 18, rue Charcot, 75013 Paris, France.
authors: Audrey
authors: A
authors: Prévost
authors: AP-HP, hôpital universitaire Henri-Mondor, unité de pharmacologie clinique, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France; AP-HP, hôpital universitaire Henri-Mondor, département d'oncologie médicale, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
authors: Benoit
authors: B
authors: Rousseau
authors: AP-HP, hôpital universitaire Henri-Mondor, unité de pharmacologie clinique, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Macquin-Mavier
authors: Institut mutualiste Montsouris, département d'oncologie médicale, 42, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France.
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Louvet
authors: AP-HP, hôpital universitaire Henri-Mondor, département d'oncologie médicale, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France. Electronic address: christophe.tournigand@aphp.fr.
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Tournigand
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010045:Outpatients; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000068997:Smartphone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine
keywords: Cancer outpatients; E-communication; E-health; E-medicine; E-santé; Oncologie ambulatoire; Télécommunication; Télémédecine