Reporting health-related quality of life scores to physicians during routine follow-up visits of pediatric oncology patients: Is it effective?

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 766-774

  Engelen, Vivian ^a   Detmar, Symone ^b   Koopman, Hendrik ^c   Maurice Stam, Heleen ^a   Caron, Huib ^a   Hoogerbrugge, Peter ^d   Egeler, R Maarten ^c   Kaspers, Gertjan ^e   Grootenhuis, Martha ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Monitoring; Oncology; Patient reported outcomes; Pediatrics; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SADNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84857873559     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23158     Document Type: Article

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