Use of a smartphone application for prompting oral medication adherence among adolescents and young adults with cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 69-76

  Wu, Yelena P ^a   Linder, Lauri A ^b,c   Kanokvimankul, Patsaporn ^d   Fowler, Brynn ^d   Parsons, Bridget G ^d   MacPherson, Catherine F ^e   Johnson, Rebecca H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Multicare Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; E health; Medication nonadherence; Oral medications; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEOPLASMS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85039041447     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.69-76     Document Type: Article

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