The health-related quality of life in long-term colorectal cancer survivors study: Objectives, methods and patient sample

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2059-2070

  Mohler, M Jane ^a,b,c   Coons, Stephen Joel ^c   Hornbrook, Mark C ^d   Herrinton, Lisa J ^e   Wendel, Christopher S ^a   Grant, Marcia ^f   Krouse, Robert S ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Health related quality of life; Ostomy; Patient reported outcomes; Qualitative research; Stomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONRESPONSE BIAS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47949122460     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007990802118360     Document Type: Article

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