Distress and care needs in newly diagnosed oral cavity cancer patients receiving surgery

Oral Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 815-820

  Chen, Shu Ching ^a   Liao, Chun Ta ^b   Lin, Chia Chin ^c   Chang, Joseph Tung Chien ^b,d   Lai, Yeur Hur ^e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Care needs; Depression; Distress; Oral cavity cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 68949208646     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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