Self-perceived burden in cancer patients: Validation of the Self-perceived Burden Scale

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 405-411

  Simmons, Leigh Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Patient self perceived burden; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF PERCEIVED BURDEN SCALE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548691679     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000290816.37442.af     Document Type: Article

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