Improving information to Italian cancer patients: Results of a randomized study

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 721-725

  De Lorenzo, F ^a   Ballatori, E ^b   Di Costanzo, F ^c   Giacalone, A ^d   Ruggeri, B ^b   Tirelli, U ^d  

^a AIMaC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Booklets; Cancer treatment; Information; Quality of life; Videotape

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 2642572003     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh190     Document Type: Article

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