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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95948, first published .
Woman uses Sympler app on smartphone for palliative care self-referral

Patient Experiences With a Symptom Monitoring and Self-Referral Program for Specialty Palliative Care After Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Qualitative Study

Patient Experiences With a Symptom Monitoring and Self-Referral Program for Specialty Palliative Care After Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Qualitative Study

Julia L Agne   1, 2 , MD ;   Alice A Gaughan   3 , MS ;   Laura J Rush   4 , DVM, PhD ;   Jennifer L Eramo   4 , MSN, RN ;   Anneliese Sinclair   3 , BA ;   Madison M Grogan   5 , MPH ;   Jessica S Merlin   1, 2 , MD, PhD ;   Jack Stevens   6, 7 , PhD ;   Robert M Cronin   8 , MD, MS, MEng ;   Tasleem J Padamsee   9 , PhD ;   Carolyn J Presley   5 , MD, MHS ;   Ann Scheck McAlearney   3, 10 , ScD, MS

1 Section of Palliative and Pain Research (SPARC), Division of Palliative Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States

2 Center for Research Excellence in Supportive Care (CREST), The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, United States

3 Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

4 College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

5 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, United States

6 Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

7 Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States

8 Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States

9 Division of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

10 Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Julia L Agne, MD
  • Section of Palliative and Pain Research (SPARC)
  • Division of Palliative Medicine
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  • 3650 Olentangy River Road
  • Suite 200
  • Columbus, OH 43214
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 614-293-2957
  • Email: julia.agne@osumc.edu