Screening for distress and supportive care needs during the initial phase of the care process: A qualitative description of a clinical pilot experiment in a French cancer center

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 585-593

  Dolbeault, Sylvie ^a,b,c   Boistard, Béatrice ^a   Meuric, Jocelyne ^a   Copel, Laure ^a   Brédart, Anne ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

cancer oncology; distress; patients' needs; routine nursing practice; screening; supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; NUTRITION SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROBLEM CHECKLIST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS THERMOMETER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCREENING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT DECISION CONSULTATION;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHECKLIST; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRANCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 79957843752     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1946     Document Type: Article

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