Development and feasibility assessment of telephone-delivered supportive care to improve outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer: pilot study of the CONNECT intervention

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-470

  Young, Jane ^a,b,d   Harrison, James ^a,b   Solomon, Michael ^a,c,d   Butow, Phyllis ^a,c   Dennis, Rebecca ^a,b   Robson, Daine ^a   Auld, Sally ^a,d  

^a Surgical Outcomes Research Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Quality of life; Surgery; Telephone intervention; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952504828     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0689-0     Document Type: Article

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