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The Development And Application Of An Oncology Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist For Adults (Trsc) And Children (Trsc-C) And E-Health Applications., Arthur R. Williams, David D. Williams, Phoebe D. Williams, Farrokh Alemi, Hosai Hesham, Blaine Donley, Raya E. Kheirbek Aug 2015

The Development And Application Of An Oncology Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist For Adults (Trsc) And Children (Trsc-C) And E-Health Applications., Arthur R. Williams, David D. Williams, Phoebe D. Williams, Farrokh Alemi, Hosai Hesham, Blaine Donley, Raya E. Kheirbek

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BACKGROUND: Studies found that treatment symptoms of concern to oncology/hematology patients were greatly under-identified in medical records. On average, 11.0 symptoms were reported of concern to patients compared to 1.5 symptoms identified in their medical records. A solution to this problem is use of an electronic symptom checklist that can be easily accessed by patients prior to clinical consultations.

PURPOSE: Describe the oncology Therapy-Related Symptom Checklists for Adults (TRSC) and Children (TRSC-C), which are validated bases for e-Health symptom documentation and management. The TRSC has 25 items/symptoms; the TRSC-C has 30 items/symptoms. These items capture up to 80% of the …


Ten-Sational!, Children's Mercy Hospital Jun 2015

Ten-Sational!, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Children’s Mercy lands top ranking in all 10 specialties from U.S. News and World Report


Cancer Care Annual Report 2014-2015, Children's Mercy Hospital Jan 2015

Cancer Care Annual Report 2014-2015, Children's Mercy Hospital

Cancer Center Annual Reports

Annual report of cancer care and oncology services at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center. This report has a focus on germ cell tumors.