Does routine assessment and real-time feedback improve cancer patients' psychosocial well-being?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-171

  Boyes, A ^a   Newell, S ^a,b   Girgis, A ^a   McElduff, P ^c   Sanson Fisher, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Evaluation; Psychological; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33645725343     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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