Educational intervention in cancer outpatient clinics on routine screening for emotional distress: An observational study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 669-674

  Grassi, Luigi ^a   Rossi, Elena ^a   Caruso, Rosangela ^a   Nanni, Maria Giulia ^a   Pedrazzi, Stefania ^b   Sofritti, Stefania ^b   Sabato, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cancer; education; emotional distress; psychoncology; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY WARD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PROBLEM CHECKLIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SICK ROLE;

EID: 79957821760     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1944     Document Type: Article

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