A comparative descriptive study examining the perceptions of cancer patients, family caregivers, and nurses on patient symptom severity in Turkey

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-37

  Akin, Semiha ^a   Durna, Zehra ^a  

^a ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family caregiver; Nurses; Patient; Symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; NURSE; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; NURSES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TURKEY;

EID: 84871485972     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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