Enabling symptom self-management via use of an electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) system to increase self-efficacy of patients with cancer receiving active chemotherapy treatment

Enabling symptom self-management via use of an electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) system to increase self-efficacy of patients with cancer receiving active chemotherapy treatment

Background: In recent years, the shift in cancer services from traditional tertiary care to care delivered within communities has increased the need for patients to engage in self-care activities in order to prevent or reduce the severity of numerous and complex-side effects (McCorkle et al., 2011)...

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Main Authors: Grigorios Kotronoulas, Eileen Furlong, Jo Armes, Christine Miaskowski, Elisabeth Patiraki, Kathi Apostolidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Technology
Cancer
chemotherapy
self-efficacy
self-management
randomized controlled trial
empowerment
patient-reported outcomes
ePRO system
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00077/full

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