Text Message (SMS) to Help Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy Treatment

An Intervention Based on Text Message (SMS) to Help Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy Treatment

This study evaluates the text message (SMS) with orientation to help the management of chemotherapy treatment.

The investigators developed an app (called ChemotherApp) for Android that automatically sends text messages with homecare orientation to cancer patients in intervention group. The main features of this app are: to register information such as name, number of cellphone, gender, and chemotherapy schedule of the patient. Other feature is to register the orientation that will be sent to patients by text messages. Daily, the app send a registered orientation to each patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cancer patients who will start chemotherapy treatment in Hospital Escola of Federal University of Pelotas.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Illiterate patients; Patients who do not have their own cell phone