Impact of a novel nurse-led prechemotherapy education intervention (ChemoEd) on patient distress, symptom burden, and treatment-related information and support needs: Results from a randomised, controlled trial

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 222-231

  Aranda, S ^a,b   Jefford, M ^a,b   Yates, P ^c   Gough, K ^a   Seymour, J ^a,b   Francis, P ^a   Baravelli, C ^a   Breen, S ^a,b   Schofield, P ^a,b  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Distress; Patient education; Symptom burden

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 84855181476     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr042     Document Type: Article

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