Overview
WHAT?
e-QuoL (e-Health tools to promote Equity in Quality of Life for childhood to young adulthood cancer patients after treatment/survivors and their families) is an European project that will provide children, adolescent and young adults who have survived cancer with e-health tools designed specifically for and with them to help them manage their health.
WHY?
e-health tools are already available for follow-up care of adult cancer patients, providing them recommendations; however, such tools do not exist yet for pediatric patients who have specific needs and questions regarding their health (puberty, sexuality, etc.)
The overall goal of e-QuoL is to use e-health tools to promote equality in quality of life for children, adolescents and young adult cancer survivors in Europe.
HOW?
Our strength relies in participatory research as we aim to develop e-health tools for and with the patients.
FOR WHOM?
- For children, adolescents and young adult cancer patients and survivors in Europe and their families.
- For health care professionals.
- For patient associations.
- For a supportive network (education providers or work colleagues).
- For the research community (social scientists, cancer researchers, epidemiologists).
- For public health authorities and policy makers.
- For European platforms.
- For the general public.
Expected impact
Better understanding of the needs of children, adolescents
and young adult cancer survivors and their families in terms
of supportive care and personalised counselling approaches.
Increased/more equitable access to
survivorship passports/a new electronic tool
within EU Member States.
Increased digitisation of cancer care,
with potential benefits for follow-up,
research and innovation.
Better support for healthcare professionals, support workers
and counsellors working with children, adolescents and young
adult cancer survivors.
IN SUMMARY:
Improved quality of life for children, adolescents
and young adult cancer survivors and their families.
More integrated cross-country cancer strategies within
the EU, leading the way to consolidated EU health care
and equity across the EU for children, adolescents and
young adult cancer survivors.
Work Packages
e-QuoL aims to provide children, adolescents and young adults who have survived cancer with e-health tools designed specifically for and with them to help them manage their health
To achieve its objectives, the project is structured into 8 Work Packages (WPs): one focuses on the collection and assessment of the needs of children, adolescents and young adult cancer survivors and their families; another one focuses on the adaptation, innovation and development of e- health tools for them; two interlinked WPs are dedicated to the implementation of these tools and the evaluation of their effectiveness; and three other WPs address ethical and social challenges, ensure project coordination and maximise project impact through communication, dissemination and exploitation activities.