Age-related differences in quality of life in cancer patients: A pilot study of a cancer care coordination/home-telehealth program

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 434-440

  Mkanta, William N ^a   Chumbler, Neale R ^a,b   Richardson, Lisa C ^c   Kobb, Rita F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Chemotherapy; Home telehealth; Quality of life; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TELEHEALTH; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE; VETERANS;

EID: 36348961280     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000300167.80466.91     Document Type: Article

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