Feasibility of an interactive ICT-platform for early assessment and management of patient-reported symptoms during radiotherapy for prostate cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 523-528

  Sundberg, Kay ^a   Eklöf, Ann Langius ^a   Blomberg, Karin ^b   Isaksson, Ann Kristin ^b   Wengström, Yvonne ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Information and communication technology (ICT); Nursing care; Patient reported outcomes; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Self care; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CELL PHONES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84943199919     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.02.013     Document Type: Article

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