Evaluation of different features of an eHealth application for personalized illness management support: Cancer patients' use and appraisal of usefulness

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 593-603

  Ruland, Cornelia M ^a,b   Maffei, Roxana M ^c   Børøsund, Elin ^a   Krahn, Astrid ^a   Andersen, Trine ^a   Grimsbø, Gro H ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; EHealth; Self management; Use patterns; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

CANCER; EHEALTH; SELF MANAGEMENT; USE PATTERNS; USEFULNESS;

COMMUNICATION; NURSING; SURVEYS;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; E-MAIL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84878986907     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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