Computerized patient-reported symptom assessment in radiotherapy: a pilot randomized, controlled trial

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1897-1906

  Fromme, Erik K ^a   Holliday, Emma B ^b   Nail, Lillian M ^c   Lyons, Karen S ^c   Hribar, Michelle R ^c   Thomas, Charles R ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Patient reported outcomes; Radiation therapy; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PATIENT REPORTED SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL DISTRESS INDEX; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; AGED; COMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

AGED; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84959144433     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2983-3     Document Type: Article

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