A patient education program is effective in reducing cancer-related fatigue: A multi-centre randomised two-group waiting-list controlled intervention trial

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-213

  Reif, Karl ^a   De Vries, Ulrike ^a   Petermann, Franz ^a   Görres, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer related fatigue; Nonpharmacologic interventions; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84875375129     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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