Multidimensional Problems Among Advanced Cancer Patients in Cuba: Awareness of Diagnosis Is Associated with Better Patient Status

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-330

  Justo Roll, Ivan ^a   Simms, Victoria ^b   Harding, Richard ^b  

^a Tomás Romay Health Center   (Cuba)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Cuba; palliative care; patient awareness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUBA; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUBA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 61349201566     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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