Validity, reliability and clinical feasibility of a needs assessment tool for people with progressive cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 726-733

  Waller, Amy ^a   Girgis, Afaf ^a   Lecathelinais, Christophe ^a   Scott, Wendy ^b   Foot, Lorna ^b   Sibbritt, David ^c   Currow, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregiver; Needs assessment; Palliative care; Patient

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL WORK; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 77954158536     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1624     Document Type: Article

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