Development and Implementation of a Personal Virtual Assistant for Patient Engagement and Communication in Postsurgical Cancer Care: Feasibility Cohort Study
Development and Implementation of a Personal Virtual Assistant for Patient Engagement and Communication in Postsurgical Cancer Care: Feasibility Cohort Study
Miguel Bargas-Ochoa
1
, MD ;
Alejandro Zulbaran-Rojas
1
, MD ;
M G Finco
2
, PhD ;
Anthony B Costales
3
, MD ;
Areli Flores-Camargo
1
, MD ;
Rasha O Bara
1
, BS ;
Manuel Pacheco
1
, BS ;
Tina Phan
1
, BS ;
Aleena Khichi
1
, BS ;
Bijan Najafi
1, 4
, PhD
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Digital Health Access Center (DiHAC), Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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Department of Physical Therapy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology (CASIT), Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Corresponding Author:
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Bijan Najafi, PhD
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Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology (CASIT)
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Department of Surgery
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David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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700 Westwood Plaza, Suite 2200
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Los Angeles, CA, 90095
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United States
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Phone:
1 (424) 467-7127
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Email: najafi.bijan@gmail.com