A pilot study assessing social support among cancer patients enrolled on clinical trials: A comparison of younger versus older adults

Cancer Management and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 133-142

  Novotny, Paul J ^a   Smith, Denise J ^a   Guse, Lorna ^b   Rummans, Teresa A ^a   Hartmann, Lynn ^a   Alberts, Steven ^a   Goldberg, Richard ^c   Gregory, David ^d   Johnson, Mary ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Lubben scale; QOL; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77955360593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791322     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s9668     Document Type: Article

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