Mary Cooley, PhD, APRN, BC, nurse scientist, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses issues with monitoring symptoms and patient preferences electronically.

Cooley says that patients track their symptoms in order to prepare for visits. A certain group of patients is particularly active and feel that visits are a pivotal part of their care.

Some patients track their symptoms and take copious notes, Cooley says, and she was interested in how they and their caregivers assembled medical records.

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Mary Cooley on Electronically Monitoring Symptoms

Mary Cooley, PhD, APRN, BC, nurse scientist, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses a study which analyzed patient and clinician preferences for symptom management and clinical decision support.

This two-phase study begins with focus groups with patients and clinicians. The first phase of the study looks at how patients and clinicians communicate about symptoms and quality of life and how the process unfolds from time of diagnosis to treatment. In this stage, researchers ask about ways they could improve the process. Cooley believes it is important to address the preferences for patients and clinicians so that the systems can work for them.

Mary Cooley, PhD, APRN, BC, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses a study which analyzed patient and clinician preferences for symptom management and clinical decision support.

Mary Cooley, PhD, APRN, BC

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Mary Cooley on Electronically Monitoring Symptoms

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