eHealth for the Elderly

Since internet usage as a complementing element in cancer care is becoming more and more important in oncological routine we launched My-eStEPs (eHealth Strategy for Elderly Patients with Multiple Myeloma) to investigate how specifically elderly patients and their Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) adopt electronic Health (eHealth) support during outpatient treatment. The purpose of this project is to explore how eHealth support influences patients' interaction with their HCPs and how both can benefit from this.

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Key information

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma Blood Protein Disorders Cardiovascular Diseases Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Hemostatic Disorders Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Paraproteinemias Vascular Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hämato-Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Aschaffenburg, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

multiple myeloma patients
treated by oral IMiDs

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

eHealth platform CANKADO

Other

The patients were asked to use the open eHealth platform CANKADO as a digital supporting tool.

Primary outcomes

Frequency of patient's internet use

Time frame: 3 months

Evaluated in the following criteria: daily, at least once per week, at least once per month, less than once per month
Purpose of patient's internet use

Time frame: 3 months

Evaluated in the following criteria: news, online-banking, information collection about products, health-related topics, software downloads, dictionaries
Patient's internet use for health-related topics

Time frame: 3 months

Evaluated in the following criteria: does the patient use the internet for health-related topics and if yes, for what exactly
Patient's technical equipment

Time frame: 3 months

The presence of following equipment was evaluated: fixed network telephone, smartphone, internet-enabled computer, notebook, laptop, iPad and tablet ownership.
eHealth usage satisfaction

Time frame: 3 months

By a structured interview with the patients about their user satisfaction (graded between 1 (best) and 5 (worst))

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cankado GmbH

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Multiple Myeloma Patients and Their HCPs Tested eHealth Support

Acronym: My-eStEPs

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: May 19, 2020
Registry last updated: May 19, 2020

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