Systematic review of supportive care needs in patients with primary malignant brain tumors

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 392-404

  Ford, Elizabeth ^a   Catt, Susan ^a   Chalmers, Anthony ^b   Fallowfield, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain tumors; cognition; high grade glioma; psychological health; rehabilitation; supportive care

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; APHASIA; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH LITERACY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDITATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SUPPORTIVE CARE NEED; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VERBAL MEMORY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANXIETY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; GLIOMA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84859520796     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor229     Document Type: Review

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