When the safety net of treatment has been removed: Patients' unmet needs at the completion of treatment for haematological malignancies

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Lobb, E A ^a,b,c   Joske, D ^d   Butow, P ^e   Kristjanson, L J ^b   Cannell, P ^f   Cull, G ^d   Augustson, B ^d  

^a Calvary Health Care Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Completion of treatment interview; Haematological malignancy; Survivorship; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEAR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249215415     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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