Palliative and supportive care needs of patients with high-grade glioma and their carers: A systematic review of qualitative literature

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-153

  Moore, Gaye ^a   Collins, Anna ^a   Brand, Caroline ^b,c   Gold, Michelle ^d   Lethborg, Carrie ^a,b   Murphy, Michael ^a,b   Sundararajan, Vijaya ^c   Philip, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Carer needs; Hierarchy of evidence; Narrative synthesis; Palliative care; Patient needs; Qualitative research; Supportive care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84875883099     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.11.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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