Managing symptoms in patients with advanced lung cancer during radiotherapy: Results of a psychoeducational randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 347-357

  Chan, Carmen W H ^a   Richardson, Alison ^b   Richardson, Janet ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advanced lung cancer; anxiety; breathlessness; fatigue; progressive muscle relaxation; psychoeducational intervention; Symptom cluster

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951946456     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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