Brief assessment of adult cancer patients' perceived needs: Development and validation of the 34-item supportive care needs survey (SCNS-SF34)

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 602-606

  Boyes, Allison ^a,b   Girgis, Afaf ^a,b   Lecathelinais, Christophe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Needs assessment; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68349113839     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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