Feasibility of a standardised quality of life questionnaire in a weekly diary format for inoperable lung cancer patients

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-463

  Mills, Moyra E ^a   Murray, Liam J ^a   Johnston, Brian T ^b   Donnelly, Michael ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diary format; Feasibility; Lung cancer; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 56949104033     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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