Use of an electronic patient-reported outcome measurement system to improve distress management in oncology

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-73

  Smith, Sophia K ^a,b   Rowe, Krista ^b   Abernethy, Amy P ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress management; Oncology; Patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SICK ROLE; SOFTWARE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84897828151     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951513000345     Document Type: Article

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