Symptom experience in patients with primary brain tumours: A longitudinal exploratory study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 410-416

  Molassiotis, Alex ^a   Wilson, Barbara ^a   Brunton, Lisa ^a   Chaudhary, Haseeb ^a   Gattamaneni, Rao ^b   McBain, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Cognitive dysfunction; Experiences; Fatigue; Memory loss; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN TUMOR; CAR DRIVING; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 78049453412     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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