Methodological issues in the recruitment of cancer pain patients and their caregivers

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-198

  Ransom, Sean ^a   Azzarello, Lora M ^b   McMillan, Susan C ^c,d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Caregivers; Randomized controlled trial; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33744959637     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20129     Document Type: Article

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