Cancer in the elderly: The caregivers' perception of senior patients' informational needs

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Giacalone, Annalisa ^a   Talamini, Renato ^a   Fratino, Lucia ^a   Simonelli, Cecilia ^a   Bearz, Alessandra ^a   Spina, Michele ^a   Tirelli, Umberto ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer in elderly; Caregiver; Communication about cancer; Informational needs of elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CONVALESCENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 67649697720     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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