Computer-Based Assessment of Symptoms and Mobility in Palliative Care: Feasibility and Challenges

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 827-836

  Fyllingen, Even Hovig ^a   Oldervoll, Line M ^a   Loge, Jon Håvard ^a,b   Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen ^a,c   Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg ^a,d   Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth ^a,d,e   Paulsen, Ørnulf ^f   Kaasa, Stein ^a,g  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital   (Norway)

^f TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

cancer; computers; Palliative care; quality of life; symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COGNITION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 71249160653     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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