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

Authors
Wilkie, DJ Huang, HY Berry, DL Schwartz, A Lin, YC Ko, NY Chen, A Gralow, J Lindsley, SK Fitzgibbon, D
Citation
Dj. Wilkie et al., Cancer symptom control: Feasibility of a tailored, interactive computerized program for patients, FAM COMM H, 24(3), 2001, pp. 48-62
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH
ISSN journal
01606379 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
48 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-6379(200110)24:3<48:CSCFOA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
This study evaluated the feasibility of an innovative computerized symptom assessment tool, SymptomReport, 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 r equired less than 40 minutes on average to complete SymptomReport. The mean acceptability score was high 11 +/- 2. The 12 patients who completed Sympt omConsult 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.