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