Cancer symptom control: Feasibility of a tailored, interactive computerized program for patients

Diana J. Wilkie; Hsiu Ying Huang; Donna L. Berry; Anna Schwartz; Yu Chuan Lin; Nai Ying Ko; Angela Chen; Julie Gralow; Skyler K. Lindsley; Dermot Fitzgibbon

doi:10.1097/00003727-200110000-00007

Cancer symptom control: Feasibility of a tailored, interactive computerized program for patients

Diana J. Wilkie, Hsiu Ying Huang, Donna L. Berry, Anna Schwartz, Yu Chuan Lin, Nai Ying Ko, Angela Chen, Julie Gralow, Skyler K. Lindsley, Dermot Fitzgibbon

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This study evaluated the feasibility of an innovative computerized symptom assessment tool, Symptom-Report, and a computerized, tailored education tool, SymptomConsult, in a sample of 41 outpatients with cancer. After patients completed the computerized programs, an audiotaped telephone interview was conducted to assess patients' impressions. The study found that patients required less than 40 minutes on average to complete SymptomReport. The mean acceptability score was high 11 ± 2. The 12 patients who completed SymptomConsult did so in an average of 20 minutes. The majority of participants indicated that the computer programs were easy, enjoyable, and informative tools. Initial formative research supports further study of these feasible computerized programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	48-62
Number of pages	15
Journal	Family and Community Health
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-200110000-00007
State	Published - Oct 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cancer
Computerized data collection
Fatigue
Pain
Symptom management
Tailored patient education

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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