1. CHESS: An interactive computer system for women with breast cancer piloted with an under-served population
- Author
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McTavish, F. M., Gustafson, D. H., Owens, B. H., Wise, M., Taylor, J. O., Apantaku, F. M., Berhe, H., and Thorson, B.
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Adult ,Chicago ,Information Services ,Attitude to Computers ,education ,Medically Underserved Area ,Social Support ,Breast Neoplasms ,Pilot Projects ,Middle Aged ,Black or African American ,Computer Systems ,Humans ,Female ,human activities ,Research Article ,Aged ,Information Systems - Abstract
The Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS) is an interactive computer system containing information, social support and problem solving tools. It was developed with intensive input from potential users through needs-assessment surveys and field testing. CHESS had previously been used by women in the middle and upper socio-economic classes with high school and college education. This article reports on the results of a pilot study involving eight African-American women with breast cancer from impoverished neighborhoods in the city of Chicago. CHESS was very well received, extensively used and produced feelings of acceptance, motivation, understanding and relief.
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- 1994