The symptom burden of patients with hematological malignancy: A cross-sectional observational study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 432-442

  Manitta, Vanessa ^a   Zordan, Rachel ^a   Cole Sinclair, Merrole ^a   Nandurkar, Harshal ^a   Philip, Jennifer ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hematological malignancy; MSAS SF; palliative care; physical symptoms; psychological symptoms; symptom burden; symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 80052028875     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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