A qualitative assessment of the experience of participating in a cancer-related clinical trial

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-55

  Wootten, Addie C ^a   Abbott, Jo M ^a   Siddons, Heather M ^a   Rosenthal, Mark A ^a   Costello, Anthony J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical trials; Focus groups; Oncology; Patient experience; Psychological impact; Trial participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE I AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 78651486911     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0787-z     Document Type: Article

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