Patients' perception of cancer-related fatigue: Results of a survey to assess the impact on their everyday life

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 753-757

  Díaz, Nieves ^a   Menjón, Salvador ^b   Rolfo, Christian ^c   García Alonso, Pilar ^d   Carulla, Joan ^e   Magro, Ana ^f   Miramón, José ^e   Rodríguez, César A ^g,h   De Castellar, Rous ^h   Gasquet, José A ⁱ  

^a H San Juan de Alicante   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^c Clinica Rotger   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^e H Gral Matéu Orfila ^*  (Spain)

^f Hospital Francesc Borja   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^h 3D Health Research   (Spain)

ⁱ Amgen SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue; Outcome assessment; Patient professional relations; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59249091442     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-008-0282-x     Document Type: Review

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