Conducting routine fatigue assessments for use in clinical oncology practice: Patient and provider perspectives

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-386

  Davis, Kimberly M ^a   Lai, Jin Shei ^b,c   Hahn, Elizabeth A ^b,c   Cella, David ^b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized symptom assessment; Fatigue; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 43449103129     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0317-9     Document Type: Article

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