MyPal Newsletter #5
This newsletter focuses on the use of health apps or eHealth technologies to support the interaction between patients with cancer and their healthcare providers through electronic patients reported ouctomes (ePROs).
Newsletter 5 Editorial
Dr Yakubu Salifu introduces the 2021 Autumn newsletter
Spotlight on CERTH
Dr Pantelis Natsiavas discusses the role of CERTH within MyPal
Experiences with the MyPal app for adults
Colleagues at University Hospital Brno share their experiences of using the MyPal app with adult patients
The ethical issues of app use in health care
Dr Tina Garani-Papadatos outlines the main ethical issues arising around digital health apps, and how these should be dealt with
Serious Games – Serious fun with “AquaScouts”
Stefan Hoffmann and Robert Schraut of Promotion Software explain the concept of serious games, and outline some features of the AquaScouts game used within the MyPal4Kids study
Study Update MyPal4Kids
The MyPal team at Hannover Medical School discuss their experiences of conducting the child study and their institution’s contribution to the project