An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Provision of Patient Support Resources across the Oncology Care Continuum: Description of a Performance Improvement Project

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-72

  Cartwright Alcarese, Fran ^a   Sung, Max W ^b   Brenner, Barbara ^b   Zambodla, Ayanda ^c   Geduld, Andrea ^c   Desjardins, Lisa ^c  

^a Oncology Care Center   (United States)

^b Medical Oncology   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cancer information needs; Cancer survival; Coping; Interdisciplinary team; Patient education; Patient satisfaction; Patient support resources; Performance improvement indicators; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NEW YORK CITY; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 18544397157     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200301000-00009     Document Type: Article

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