Computer-based symptom assessment is feasible in patients with advanced cancer: Results from an international multicenter study, the EPCRC-CSA

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 639-654

  Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen ^a,b   Lie, Hanne C ^c   Caraceni, Augusto ^d   Currow, David C ^e   Fainsinger, Robin L ^f   Gundersen, Odd Erik ^a,g   Haugen, Dagny Faksvaag ^a,h   Heitzer, Ellen ⁱ   Radbruch, Lukas ^j,k   Stone, Patrick C ^l   Strasser, Florian ^m   Kaasa, Stein ^a,n   Loge, Jon Håvard ^c,o  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g Verdande Technology AS Trondheim   (Norway)

^h HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^k Malteser Hospital Bonn/Rhein Sieg   (Germany)

^l ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^m CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

ⁿ TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^o OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Advanced cancer; computer technology; data collection; patient reported outcomes; symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METASTASIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAPER; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REGISTRATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868520424     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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