Effects and feasibility of a multi-disciplinary orientation program for newly registered cancer patients: Design of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chan, Raymond ^a,b   Webster, Joan ^a,b   Bennett, Linda ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 72949115559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-203     Document Type: Article

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