Investigating the cost-effectiveness of videotelephone based support for newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients and their families: Design of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bensink, Mark ^a   Wootton, Richard ^a   Irving, Helen ^b   Hallahan, Andrew ^b   Theodoros, Deborah ^a   Russell, Trevor ^a   Scuffham, Paul ^c   Barnett, Adrian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 12; SUPPORT GROUP; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RURAL HEALTH CARE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33947212393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-38     Document Type: Article

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