Designing tailored Internet support to assist cancer patients in illness management.
This paper describes the development and a preliminary usage analysis of a novel Internet-based support system that assists cancer patients in symptom monitoring and disease management. The system, called WebChoice, allows patients to monitor symptoms over time, and provides access to evidence-based self-management options tailored to their reported symptoms as well as a communication area where patients can ask questions to a clinical nurse specialist and exchange experiences with other cancer patients. A currently ongoing randomized clinical trial evaluates effects of WebChoice on patient outcomes. This paper describes essential features of WebChoice, steps we used to design it as user-friendly as possible; and preliminary findings on patients use.
Ruland
Cornelia M
CM
Center for Shared Decision Making and Nursing Research, Rikshospitalet Medical Center, Oslo.
Jeneson
Annette
A
Andersen
Trine
T
Andersen
Roar
R
Slaughter
Laura
L
Bente-Schjødt-Osmo
Moore
Shirley M
SM
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support