TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mountford, Nicola
AU  - Dorronzoro Zubiete, Enrique
AU  - Kessie, Threase
AU  - Garcia-Zapirain, Begonya
AU  - Nuño-Solinís, Roberto
AU  - Coyle, David
AU  - Munksgaard, Kristin B
AU  - Fernandez-Luque, Luis
AU  - Rivera Romero, Octavio
AU  - Mora Fernandez, Matilde
AU  - Valero Jimenez, Pedro
AU  - Daly, Ailish
AU  - Whelan, Ruth
AU  - Caulfield, Brian
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/01/24
TI  - Activating Technology for Connected Health in Cancer: Protocol for a Research and Training Program
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e14
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
KW  - eHealth
KW  - mHealth
KW  - consumer health informatics
KW  - cancer
KW  - cancer rehabilitation
AB  - 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. 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - http://www.researchprotocols.org/2018/1/e14/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.8900
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367184
DO  - 10.2196/resprot.8900
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/resprot.8900
ER  -