A systematic review of types and efficacy of online interventions for cancer patients

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 283-295

  McAlpine, Heidi ^a,b   Joubert, Lynette ^c   Martin Sanchez, Fernando ^a   Merolli, Mark ^a   Drummond, Katharine J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Internet; Oncology; Online; Quality of life; Social media

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; ADULT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNET; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84921503739     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.002     Document Type: Review

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