A System for Interactive Assessment and Management in Palliative Care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 745-755

  Chang, Chih Hung ^a   Boni Saenz, Alexander A ^a   Durazo Arvizu, Ramon A ^a   DesHarnais, Susan ^a   Lau, Denys T ^a   Emanuel, Linda L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; computerized adaptive testing; electronic medical records; informatics; item response theory; management; palliative care; practice guidelines; psychometrics; respondent's burden; statistical modeling; symptom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 34249013197     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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