Listen to the patient: Quality of life of patients with recently diagnosed malignant cord compression in relation to their disability

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 594-601

  Levack, Pam ^c   Graham, J ^a,d   Kidd, J ^b   Collie, D ^b   Grant, R ^b   Statham, P ^b   Kunkler, I ^b   Gibson, A ^b   Hurman, D ^b   McMillan, N ^b   Rampling, R ^b   Slider, L ^b   Summers, D ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cord compression; Disability; Quality of life; SEIQoL Dw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD CANCER; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 7944233581     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm925oa     Document Type: Article

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