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Title: | ICOnnecta't: Development and initial results of a stepped psychosocial eHealth ecosystem to facilitate risk assessment and prevention of early emotional distress in breast cancer survivors' journey |
Author: | Medina Alcaraz, Juan Carlos Flix-Valle, Aida Rodríguez Ortega, Ana Hernández Ribas, Rosa Lleras de Frutos, María Ochoa Arnedo, Cristian |
Others: | Institut Català d'Oncologia Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Salud Mental (CIBERSAM) Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge |
Citation: | Medina, J.C., Flix-Valle, A., Rodríguez-Ortega, A., Hernández-Ribas, R., Lleras de Frutos, M. & Ochoa-Arnedo, C. (2022). ICOnnecta't: Development and Initial Results of a Stepped Psychosocial eHealth Ecosystem to Facilitate Risk Assessment and Prevention of Early Emotional Distress in Breast Cancer Survivors' Journey. Cancers, 14(4), 1-13. doi: 10.3390/cancers14040974 |
Abstract: | Psychosocial interventions prevent emotional distress and facilitate adaptation in breast cancer (BC). However, conventional care presents accessibility barriers that eHealth has the potential to overcome. ICOnnecta¿t is a stepped digital ecosystem designed to build wellbeing and reduce psychosocial risks during the cancer journey through a European-funded project. Women recently diagnosed with BC in a comprehensive cancer center were offered the ecosystem. ICOnnecta¿t consists of four care levels, provided according to users¿ distress: screening and monitoring, psychoeducation campus, peer-support community, and online-group psychotherapy. Descriptive analyses were conducted to assess the platform¿s implementation, while multilevel linear models were used to study users¿ psychosocial course after diagnosis. ICOnnecta¿t showed acceptance, use and attrition rates of 57.62, 74.60, and 29.66%, respectively. Up to 76.19% of users reported being satisfied with the platform and 75.95% informed that it was easy to use. A total of 443 patients¿ needs were detected and responsively managed, leading 94.33% of users to remain in the preventive steps. In general, strong social support led to a better psychosocial course. ICOnnecta¿t has been successfully implemented. The results showed that it supported the development of a digital relation with healthcare services and opened new early support pathways. |
Keywords: | breast cancer cancer survivors internet-based intervention psychosocial intervention |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14040974 |
Document type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Version: | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
Issue Date: | 15-Feb-2022 |
Publication license: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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