Unmet supportive care needs in colorectal cancer: Differences by age

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1275-1281

  Jorgensen, Mikaela L ^a,d   Young, Jane M ^a,b   Harrison, James D ^a   Solomon, Michael J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE NSW   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Cancer; Older; Supportive care needs; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORTIVE CARE NEEDS SURVEY SHORT FORM 34; UNMET NEED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863989199     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1214-9     Document Type: Article

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