Patients' needs and preferences in routine follow-up for early breast cancer; An evaluation of the changing role of the nurse practitioner

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 765-773

  Van Hezewijk, M ^a   Ranke, G M C ^a   Van Nes, J G H ^a   Stiggelbout, A M ^a   De Bock, G H ^b   Van De Velde, C J H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Follow up; Informational needs; Nurse practitioner; Patient preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY CANCER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE;

EID: 80051665583     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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