The Association of Symptoms with Health Outcomes in Chronically Ill Adults

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-66

  Walke, Lisa M ^a   Byers, Amy L ^a   Gallo, William T ^a   Endrass, Jérôme ^a   Fried, Terri R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic disease; functional status; quality of life; self rated health; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845885563     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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