Feasibility and acceptability of an iPad application to explore symptom clusters in adolescents and young adults with cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1996-2003

  Macpherson, Catherine Fiona ^a   Linder, Lauri A ^b   Ameringer, Suzanne ^c   Erickson, Jeanne ^d   Stegenga, Kristin ^e   Woods, Nancy F ^f  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cancer; Mobile technology; Symptom assessment; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED SYMPTOM CAPTURE TOOL; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922663154     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25152     Document Type: Article

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