A qualitative study of patient perspectives of health-related quality of life in colorectal cancer: Comparison with disease-specific evaluation tools

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 762-769

  Wilson, T R ^a   Birks, Y F ^b   Alexander, D J ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Qualitative methodology; Quality of life; Stoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954792944     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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