Nurse-led telephone follow-up and an educational group programme after breast cancer treatment: Results of a 2 x 2 randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1027-1036

  Kimman, M L ^a,i   Dirksen, C D ^a   Voogd, A C ^a   Falger, P ^a   Gijsen, B C M ^b   Thuring, M ^c   Lenssen, A ^c   Van Der Ent, F ^c   Verkeyn, J ^d   Haekens, C ^a   Hupperets, P ^a   Nuytinck, J K S ^e   Van Riet, Y ^f   Brenninkmeijer, S J ^g   Scheijmans, L J E E ^h   Kessels, A ^a   Lambin, Ph ^a   Boersma, L J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Centre   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^d St Jans Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^h Institute Verbeeten   (Netherlands)

ⁱ NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast care nurse; Breast neoplasms; Effectiveness; Follow up; Psychosocial support; Quality of life; Telephone service

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTION; EORTC QLQ C30 QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953693868     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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