Symptom clusters and experiences of patients with cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1011-1021

  Karabulu, Neziha ^a   Erci, Behice ^a   Özer, Nadiye ^a   Özdemir, Süreyya ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clusters; Nursing; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TURKEY; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77953053251     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05254.x     Document Type: Article

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