chemo-diary

Manual for the adhoc build version 1.0 (140411)

Initial setup

NB:During development, please always erase any old versions of the App before installing a new one. Some database features might have changed which could lead to malfunction otherwise.

• In Settings > Data Settings you need to at least enter a hospital number for the patient
• In Settings > Cycle Information you need to enter at least one cycle. By default the entire cycle consists of medication days, but this can be changed on the second screen of cycle entry.
• To enable the QoL questionnaire, increase the stepper and select at which day of the cycle the App should start presenting the questionnaire. (A value of 0 indicates no questionnaire)
• While in Settings I recommend to set the Reporting Level to Detailed to get full use of the features.

Graphs

To try out the graph functions you need to enter a few symptoms on various days in the cycle. Currently the Change Date-stepper allows to go back and forth by 25 days from the current date. This will be different in the release version, but is helpful to quickly enter a symptom graph over a cycle for testing. The header bar will tell you what cycle you are currently in, or if you are outside cycles. Do not enter a cycle that has already ended as the App will block it for editing at the next launch.

Grid Graph

is accessed from Settings > Cycle Information by tapping on any previously entered cycle in the list, then tap on Show Side Effects. The button in the top right prepares an email with the Grid Graph.

Line Graph

is acessed from the tab bar. In order to see more than one line, several cycles need to be entered in Settings > Cycle Information. The various available symptoms can be chosen from the picker wheel. This graph is still quite slow, please allow some time to update when selecting a new symptom

Reminders

In order for reminders to work, two conditions must be fulfilled:

• The reminder must be set in Settings > Cycle Information, for example there must be active medication days and/or a hospital reminder must be set during Cycle setup.
• Reminders must be enabled in Settings > Dosing Diary and Settings > Dose Record. This is also where the daily time for some of the reminders is set.
• Reminders should work whether the app is running or not, however if a user response is needed, they need to open the App first if it is not already running.

This section has been quite complex to program and I fully expect a few initial bugs. I would be grateful if you let me know of any mistakes and how they occurred. (Brio)

Info and Help sections are to follow.