Web-based self-management for patients with multiple sclerosis: A practical, randomized trial

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-13

  Miller, Deborah M ^a   Moore, Shirley M ^b   Fox, Robert J ^a   Atreja, Ashish ^a   Fu, Alex Z ^a   Lee, Jar Chi ^a   Saupe, Welf ^a   Stadtler, Maria ^a   Chakraborty, Swati ^c   Harris, C M ^a   Rudick, Richard A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trials randomized controlled (CONSORT agreement); multiple sclerosis; outcome research

Indexed keywords

CENTER-BASED; CHRONIC CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SKILL; CONTROLLED TRIAL; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; INTERNET ACCESS; INTERNET BASED; MESSAGING SYSTEM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME RESEARCH; PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD; RANDOMIZED TRIAL; SELF MANAGEMENT; SELF-MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SELF-MONITORING; SYSTEM COMPONENTS;

EXPERIMENTS; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; PATIENT MONITORING; RATING;

MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79751508015     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0133     Document Type: Article

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