A study to evaluate nurse-led on-treatment review for patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1428-1439

  Wells, Mary ^a   Donnan, Peter T ^a   Sharp, Lena ^b   Ackland, Caroline ^a   Fletcher, Janice ^c   Dewar, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Head and neck cancer; Nurse led clinic; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCOTLAND;

EID: 43749123487     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01976.x     Document Type: Article

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