Survey of nurses' assessment of cancer-related fatigue

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-113

  Knowles, G ^a   Borthwick, D ^a   McNamara, S ^a   Miller, M ^b   Leggot, L ^c  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cancer nursing; Fatigue; Nurses' perceptions; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FATIGUE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842664388     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2000.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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