ENVISION: A DIGITAL TOOL TO IMPROVE SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER
Karla Washington, Allison Donehower, Debra Parker Oliver, Jacquelyn Benson, George Demiris · 2023
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Karla Washington and four co-authors describe the design of ENVISION, a digital tool meant to help hospice teams and families manage the symptoms of older adults dying of cancer. Even in hospice, such patients suffer high rates of pain and distress. The tool aims to build families' confidence in handling symptoms and to make communication with the care team more caregiver-centered.
The team watched thirty-four users, nurses, social workers, physicians, chaplains, and family caregivers, try the tool and interviewed them about the experience. Their feedback produced concrete changes: plainer handling of digital and health literacy, simpler charts, and a tighter focus on the worst symptoms and wellbeing markers. The authors frame digital inclusivity as a design requirement, not a polish step, when the users are exhausted elders and grieving families. They report the tool now shows promise for easing symptom burden at the end of life.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karla Washington, Allison Donehower, Debra Parker Oliver, Jacquelyn Benson, George Demiris |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |