Improving the care of children with advanced cancer by using an electronic patient-reported feedback intervention: Results from the PediQUEST randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1119-1126

  Wolfe, Joanne ^a,b,c   Orellana, Liliana ^e   Cook, E Francis ^d   Ullrich, Christina ^a,b,c   Kang, Tammy ^g   Geyer, Jeffrey Russell ^h   Feudtner, Chris ^g   Weeks, Jane C ^a,c   Dussel, Veronica ^a,f  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEMORIAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONCOLOGIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PARENT; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE AND EVALUATION OF SYMPTOMS TECHNOLOGY; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY 4.0 GENERIC CORE SCALE; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERVENTION STUDY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901916015     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.5981     Document Type: Article

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