The Cancer Care Monitor: Psychometric content evaluation and pilot testing of a computer administered system for symptom screening and quality of life in adult cancer patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1077-1092

  Fortner, Barry ^a,c   Okon, Ted ^a   Schwartzberg, Lee ^a   Tauer, Kurt ^a   Houts, Arthur C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c West Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Cancer; Depression; Distress; Electronic medical record; Functioning; Neoplasm; Quality of life; Side effects; Supportive care; Symptom severity; Technology; Toxicities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MONITOR; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0345275982     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.04.003     Document Type: Article

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