The information and support needs of patients diagnosed with High Grade Glioma

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-119

  Halkett, Georgia K B ^a   Lobb, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c   Oldham, Lynn ^a   Nowak, Anna K ^d,e  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Calvary Health Care Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

High Grade Glioma; Information and support needs; Oncology; Patient perspective

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77649272216     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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