Digital Narrative Medicine » digital narrative medicine https://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en Digital Narrative Medicine Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:10:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 An Integrated Care Approach to Improve Well-Being in Breast Cancer Patients https://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/an-integrated-care-approach-to-improve-well-being-in-breast-cancer-patients/ https://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/an-integrated-care-approach-to-improve-well-being-in-breast-cancer-patients/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:22:18 +0000 http://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/?p=7945 Screenshot 2025-04-18 122019A new Italian study proposes a holistic model to improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients

Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and one of the leading causes of death among women. New approaches based on the adoption of so-called integrative therapies can be implemented to enhance the physical and psychological well-being of patients before, during, and after treatment. However, in Europe there are still few centers that apply these methods and acknowledge their importance.

Recently, an Italian study published in the scientific journal Current Oncology Reports brought together specialists from various fields with the aim of formulating a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer care.

Read the paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38400984/

]]> https://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/an-integrated-care-approach-to-improve-well-being-in-breast-cancer-patients/feed/ 0 Narrative Medicine: A Digital Diary in the Management of Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients. Preliminary Results of a Multidisciplinary Pilot Study https://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/narrative-medicine-a-digital-diary-in-the-management-of-bone-and-soft-tissue-sarcoma-patients-preliminary-results-of-a-multidisciplinary-pilot-study/ https://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/narrative-medicine-a-digital-diary-in-the-management-of-bone-and-soft-tissue-sarcoma-patients-preliminary-results-of-a-multidisciplinary-pilot-study/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:26:02 +0000 http://digitalnarrativemedicine.com/en/?p=6944 cercatoGuidelines for the implementation of narrative medicine in clinical practice exist; however, in Italy, no standard methodology is currently available for the management of oncological patients. Since 2017, at the “Regina Elena” National Cancer Institute, studies using “digital narrative diaries” (DNMLAB platform) have been carried out; this article focuses on a pilot, uncontrolled, real-life study aiming to evaluate the utility of DNM integrated with the care pathway of patients with bone and limb soft tissue sarcomas.

Adult patients completed the diary during treatment or follow-up by writing their narrative guided by a set of narrative prompts. The endpoints were: (a) patients’ opinions about therapeutic alliance, awareness, and coping ability; (b) healthcare professionals’ (HCPs’) opinions about communication, therapeutic alliance, and information collection. Open- and closed-ended questions (Likert score: 1-5) were used to assess the items. The preliminary results supported the need to integrate patients’ narratives with clinical data and encourage further research.

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