Effects of a nurse-led cognitive-behavior therapy on fatigue and quality of life of patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy: An exploratory study

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Haejung ^a   Lim, Yeonjung ^a   Yoo, Myung Sook ^a   Kim, Yongsuk ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Taegu Science University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Cognitive therapy; Fatigue; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80255122819     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31820d1734     Document Type: Article

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