Implications of a needs assessment intervention for people with progressive cancer: Impact on clinical assessment, response and service utilisation

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 550-557

  Waller, Amy ^a   Girgis, Afaf ^a   Johnson, Claire ^a   Lecathelinais, Christophe ^a   Sibbritt, David ^a   Seldon, Michael ^b   Bonaventura, Tony ^b   Currow, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; NAT: PD C; oncology; palliative care; service utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL PROGRESSIVE DISEASE CANCER; PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84860224568     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1933     Document Type: Article

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