Disruption to radiation therapy sessions due to anxiety among patients receiving radiation therapy to the head and neck area can be predicted using patient self-report measures

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1334-1341

  Clover, Kerrie ^a,b   Oultram, Sharon ^a   Adams, Catherine ^b   Cross, Laraine ^a   Findlay, Naomi ^b   Ponman, Leah ^a  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

anxiety; cancer; oncology; psychology; radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MOVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASK; PANIC; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 81755177820     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1854     Document Type: Article

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