Remote patient-provider communication and quality of life: Empirical test of a dialogic model of cancer care

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-25

  Chumbler, Neale R ^a,b   Mkanta, William N ^b   Richardson, Lisa C ^c   Harris, Linda ^d   Darkins, Adam ^a   Kobb, Rita ^a   Ryan, Patricia ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DRUG MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548698514     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763307779701112     Document Type: Article

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