Efficacy of Mobile Health Care Application and Wearable Device in Improvement of Physical Performance in Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

摘要

The use of mobile health care applications is a method increasing in use in the cancer care continuum from cancer prevention to cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship. However, no clinical study has yet investigated the effects and feasibility of a smartphone application-based personalized exercise intervention for colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. In 75 colorectal cancer patients undergoing active chemotherapy, a rehabilitation program using a mobile health care application on a wearable device was effective in improving physical function and relieving cancer-and cancer treatment-related toxicities, regardless of the chemotherapy duration.