Fluctuating awareness of treatment goals among patients and their caregivers: A longitudinal study of a dynamic process

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-196

  Burns, Catherine M ^a,d   Broom, Dorothy H ^b   Smith, Wayne T ^c   Dear, Keith ^d   Craft, Paul S ^e  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Canberra Hospital   (Australia)

^e CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Awareness of dying; Family caregiver; Knowledge of treatment goals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33847340100     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0116-8     Document Type: Article

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