Prevalence and contributors to fatigue in individuals hospitalized with advanced cancer: A prospective, observational study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1146-1154

  Spichiger, Elisabeth ^a,b   Müller Fröhlich, Christa ^a   Denhaerynck, Kris ^a   Stoll, Hansruedi ^c   Hantikainen, Virpi ^d   Dodd, Marylin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d Landscape Architecture   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Hospitals; Longitudinal study; Neoplasms; Patients with advanced cancer; Prevalence study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWITZERLAND; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84865802827     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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