Informational needs of patients and perceived adequacy of information available before and after treatment of cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Hawkins, Nikki A ^a,e   Pollack, Loria A ^a   Leadbetter, Steven ^a   Steele, Whitney Randolph ^b   Carroll, Jennifer ^c   Dolan, James G ^d   Ryan, Elizabeth P ^c   Ryan, Julie L ^c   Morrow, Gary R ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e MS K 55 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivorship; Informational support; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PATIENT; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NEW YORK; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 39749090026     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v26n02_01     Document Type: Article

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