Evaluation of an instrument to assess the needs of patients with cancer

Cancer

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 217-225

  Bonevski, Billie ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a   Girgis, Afaf ^a   Burton, Louise ^a   Cook, Peter ^a   Boyes, Allison ^a   Ackland, Stephen ^a   Baker, Robin ^a   Berry, Martin ^a   Biggs, James ^a   Bishop, Jim ^a   Bokey, Les ^a   Burnard, Alison ^a   Clingan, Philip ^a   Cregan, Patrick ^a   Dunn, Stewart ^a   Friedlander, Michael ^a   Goulston, Kerry ^a   Hacker, Neville ^a   Kearsley, John ^a   Langlands, Allan ^a   Levi, John ^a   Moylan, Eugene ^a   Stewart, John ^a   Tattersall, Martin ^a   more..

^a Centre for Health Research & Psycho oncology CHeRP   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Measures; Psychometrics; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUALITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033980397     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(20000101)88:1<217::AID-CNCR29>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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