Meeting information needs on cancer-related fatigue: An exploration of views held by Italian patients and nurses

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1231-1241

  Piredda, Michela ^a   De Marinis, Maria Grazia ^a   Rocci, Laura ^a   Gualandi, Raffaella ^a   Tartaglini, Daniela ^a   Ream, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer related fatigue; Focus groups; Oncologic nursing; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 35348826923     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0240-0     Document Type: Article

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