The SMILe App for your stem cell transplantation

Every year more than 3000 people in Switzerland and Germany receive an allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Although the transplant cures them, a majority of the transplant survisors develop chronic complications. Therefore, they have to follow a huge set of recommendations and learn to implement a healthy lifestyle into their daily life. This can be challengeing.
The SMILe project aims to develop and test an App that support people after allogeneic stem ce… Mehr anzeigen

The aim of SMILe is to re-design follow-up care after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Moving from a more acutely, reactive system to a proactive follow-up care. This supports patients self-management, allows an early detection and prevention of complications resulting in fewer unplanned re-hospitalizations, fewer emergency room visits and may also improve patients quality of life.

• Because patients after stem cell transplantation expressed the wish for more support
• Evidence shows that electronic monitoring of medical, behavioral and symptom parameters combined with a care-coordinator can improve quality of life, reduce complications, and leads to fewer re-hospitalizations
• The SMILe app provides information about their symptoms and critical thresholdss and they learn how to master their daily life
• because the active support of health
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By reaching the first funding goal, we are able to develope more interactive components by producing 3-4 explanation videos on health-promoting behaviors and embedding them into the app. Topics could be e.g. prevention of infection: how do I disinfect my hands, how do I prepare food, or why regular medication is important.
Once the second funding target has been reached, we can implement additional functionalities of the app, such as motivational elements … Mehr anzeigen

SMILe is an international collaboration project of the University of Basel, Switzerland; the University Hospital Freiburg, Germany; the University of Applied Science Augsburg, Germany and UZ Leuven, Belgium and works closely together with patients and self-help groups.
The team that made the development and implementation of the SMILe App a matter of the heart consists of Nursing Scientists, Physicians, Patients, Psychologists and IT Experts:

• Prof. Sabina
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