Abstract
Introduction:
Children with cancer experience distressing and severe symptoms, yet routine monitoring in young people is rare. As a result, symptoms are often undertreated. High symptom burden is associated with increased hospitalisation, lower quality-of-life, poor treatment adherence and long term problems including post-traumatic stress disorder. As part of a larger project that aims to empower and engage children using digital health solutions, the objective of this study was to explore the congruence of symptom burden identified by healthcare providers with child self-report.
Children with cancer experience distressing and severe symptoms, yet routine monitoring in young people is rare. As a result, symptoms are often undertreated. High symptom burden is associated with increased hospitalisation, lower quality-of-life, poor treatment adherence and long term problems including post-traumatic stress disorder. As part of a larger project that aims to empower and engage children using digital health solutions, the objective of this study was to explore the congruence of symptom burden identified by healthcare providers with child self-report.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 65 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | International Journal of Integrated Care |
Volume | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Feb 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 11 Nov 2019 → 13 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- complex health conditions
- self management
- routine monitoring
- patient reported outcomes
- symptom management