Effectiveness of QUICATOUCH: A computerised touch screen evaluation for pain and distress in ambulatory oncology patients in Newcastle, Australia

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1149-1157

  Carter, Gregory ^a,b   Britton, Ben ^a,b   Clover, Kerrie ^a,b   Rogers, Kerry ^a   Adams, Catherine ^a,c   McElduff, Patrick ^c  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

depression; distress; oncology; pain; screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUICK INDIVIDUALLY CUSTOMISED ASSESSMENT USIMG TOUCH SCREEN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DEPRESSION; DISTRESS; ONCOLOGY; PAIN; SCREENING;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84868516668     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2020     Document Type: Article

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