Exploring therapeutic alliance with an internet-based self-management program with brief telephone support for youth with arthritis: A pilot study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-276

  White, Meghan ^a   Stinson, Jennifer N ^a,b   Lingley Pottie, Patricia ^c   McGrath, Patrick J ^c   Gill, Navreet ^a   Vijenthira, Abi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent; distance treatment; Internet; self management; therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS PATIENTS; DISTANCE TREATMENT; FEASIBILITY TESTING; INTERNET BASED; PILOT STUDIES; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; SELF MANAGEMENT; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOMES;

INTERNET; PEDIATRICS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84860746594     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0150     Document Type: Article

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