@Article{info:doi/10.2196/resprot.8900,
author="Mountford, Nicola
and Dorronzoro Zubiete, Enrique
and Kessie, Threase
and Garcia-Zapirain, Begonya
and Nu{\~{n}}o-Solin{\'i}s, Roberto
and Coyle, David
and Munksgaard, Kristin B
and Fernandez-Luque, Luis
and Rivera Romero, Octavio
and Mora Fernandez, Matilde
and Valero Jimenez, Pedro
and Daly, Ailish
and Whelan, Ruth
and Caulfield, Brian",
title="Activating Technology for Connected Health in Cancer: Protocol for a Research and Training Program",
journal="JMIR Res Protoc",
year="2018",
month="Jan",
day="24",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="e14",
keywords="eHealth; mHealth; consumer health informatics; cancer; cancer rehabilitation",
abstract="Background: As cancer survival rates increase, the challenge of ensuring that cancer survivors reclaim their quality of life (QoL) becomes more important. This paper outlines the research element of a research and training program that is designed to do just that. Objective: Bridging sectors, disciplines, and geographies, it brings together eight PhD projects and students from across Europe to identify the underlying barriers, test different technology-enabled rehabilitative approaches, propose a model to optimize the patient pathways, and examine the business models that might underpin a sustainable approach to cancer survivor reintegration using technology. Methods: The program, funded under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722012, includes deep disciplinary PhD projects, intersectoral and international secondments, interdisciplinary plenary training schools, and virtual subject-specific education modules. Results: The 8 students have now been recruited and are at the early stages of their projects. Conclusions: CATCH will provide a comprehensive training and research program by embracing all key elements---technical, social, and economic sciences---required to produce researchers and project outcomes that are capable of meeting existing and future needs in cancer rehabilitation. ",
issn="1929-0748",
doi="10.2196/resprot.8900",
url="http://www.researchprotocols.org/2018/1/e14/",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.8900",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367184"
}